Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Cuckoo-shrikes :: Ground Cuckoo-shrike

Ground Cuckoo-shrike Coracina maxima

Described by: Rüppell (1839)
Alternate common name(s): Ground Cuckooshrike, Greybird, Graybird, Caterpiller-catcher
Old scientific name(s): Pteropodocys maxima

Photographs

Atkinsons Dam, Queensland, Australia - Dec, 2003 © Tom Tarrant  Atkinsons Dam, Queensland, Australia - Dec, 2003 © Tom Tarrant 
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Range

Interior of Australia:
Ne. Western Australia, c. to s. Northern Territory (between Barkly Homestead and Cape Crawford, between Katherine and Victoria River Roadhouse and in the vicinity of Kunoth Well near Alice Springs) to nc. and se. Queensland (between Charleville and Windorah, and between Eulo Bore and Lake Bindegolly) and New South Wales. S. Australia from sw. Western Australia, South Australia (between Coober Pedy and Kingoonya), s. New South Wales and n. Victoria.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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