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Ground Cuckooshrike
Coracina maxima (Rüppell, 1839)
Campephagidae — Cuckooshrikes
Ground Cuckooshrike, Coracina maxima, is a bird of inland Australia, breeding across Australasia in the continent’s interior. It is an uncommon Australian endemic, found mainly in open woodland and arid grassland, with records also from the east coast. It is the largest cuckooshrike. The bird has a slender build and long legs, and the adult shows a pale grey head and upper body, white underparts with fine black barring, black wings and a slightly forked black tail. The young are similar, but differ in the markings on the throat and upper parts and in the colour of the eyes.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Campephagidae — Cuckooshrikes
- Breeding range
- Australasia: inland Australia
