BirdUp · Species
Ground Cuckooshrike
Coracina maxima(Rüppell, 1839)
Endemic
- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Campephagidae
- Genus
- Coracina
- Commonness
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The ground cuckoo-shrike is an uncommon bird species endemic to Australia, occurring mainly in open woodland and arid grasslands throughout inland Australia, but also occasionally in areas on the east coast.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- Inland Australia
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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