About Coracina macei (Lesson, 1831)
Scientific name: Coracina macei (Lesson, 1831)
Adult males have a broad, distinct eye stripe; the same stripe is pale in females. Males have grey throats and breasts, and finely barred abdomens and flanks. Females have barring on the throat and breast that extends further down the body, and lack the prominent whitish vent that males have. This species is mostly insectivorous, but also feeds on figs and forest fruits. Birds of this species usually move in small groups, with a bounding flight that stays just above the forest canopy. The Indian population has a loud call described as klu-eep. The species has a characteristic habit of flicking closed wings one after the other after landing on a perch, and uses the same wing movement during courtship.
