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Outside Australia I note that Robson records the wing flicking habit for the
Large Cuckoo-shrike (C. macei) (which is close to C. novaehollandiae
anyhow).
Have any of you noted this wing flicking behaviour in other species of
cuckoo-shrike (Coracina, Campephaga), or indeed any other Campephagidae
(cuckoo-shrikes, trillers, minivets, flycatcher-shrikes)? In the likely
event that the habit has phylogenetic significance, I'm curious to hear
accounts of it from any of these bird groups.
Hi Lawrie,
I have noticed it in the Large Cuckoo shrike in Malaysia & sri Lanka. I did
not see it in the Ashy cuckoo shrike (C. cinerea) in Madagascar or the small
Black-headed Cuckooshrike in Sri Lanka (C. melanoptera). This bird flew with
a more quivering flight than the diagnostic cuckoo-shrike undulation.
Trevor Quested
Sydney, Australia
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