Large Cuckooshrike - Coracina macei
My second day in Karnakaka.
I believe Cuckooshrike is a misnomer. The bird is not a cuckoo in the sense that it is parasitical on other birds nests etc. It is a shrike that looks like a cuckoo. This photo was taken first thing in the morning and the bird was at distance and it was dark and drizzly. Beyond my photography skills. Thats my excuse ! The flash kept wanting to activate. I need to find the "be gone flash" button.
You can see the resemblance to a cuckoo in the fine barring on the chest (possibly seen if you click and blow up the photo a touch.
Looking in my books this bird is closely related to the Bar-Winged Flycactcher Shrike that I photographed at a restaurant stop in Sri Lanka.
Large Cuckooshrike, Coracina macei
The climb up to the Nandi Hills, Karnataka, India
26 May 2012
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