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Ground Cuckooshrike
Coracina maxima
Ground Cuckooshrike (Coracina maxima) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Ground Cuckooshrike (Coracina maxima) is a member of the Campephagidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 127 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Campephagidae Cuckooshrikes
- Genus Coracina
- Species maxima
Quick facts
- Weight
- 127 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Campephagidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Ground Cuckooshrike is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of open scrub and shrubland, it forages mainly on the ground.
Migration
The Ground Cuckooshrike is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Ground Cuckooshrike (Coracina maxima) belongs to the Campephagidae family of the order Passeriformes. It is found across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU inland Australia.
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 127 g, with a wing length of about 20.4 cm and a tail of around 17.2 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 6.4 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Ground Cuckooshrike?
The Ground Cuckooshrike is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 127 g.
Where does the Ground Cuckooshrike live?
The Ground Cuckooshrike is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU inland Australia, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Ground Cuckooshrike belong to?
The Ground Cuckooshrike (Coracina maxima) belongs to the Campephagidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Ground Cuckooshrike eat?
The Ground Cuckooshrike is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Ground Cuckooshrike migrate?
The Ground Cuckooshrike is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Ground Cuckooshrike endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Ground Cuckooshrike make?
1 real field recording of the Ground Cuckooshrike — including its flight call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Ground Cuckooshrike's range?
The Ground Cuckooshrike has a mapped global range of about 6.4 million km².
Conservation
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