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Lesser Coucal

Centropus bengalensis

Least Concern

طول الجناح

30,9 cm

الوزن

172,075 g

الفصيلة

Cuculidae

الرتبة

Cuculiformes

حول

Lesser Coucal (Centropus bengalensis) — 33–38 cm. Streaked brown above with a rufous wing panel; pale buff underparts; graduated tail. Widespread from India through Southeast Asia and China; inhabits grassland, scrub, and forest edges. Non-parasitic. Insectivore and small vertebrate predator. Smaller and more grass-dwelling than related species.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
طول الجناح	30,9 cm	12.2 in
الوزن	172,075 g	6.07 oz

التعرف

الريش

Black Coucal: all glossy black; red eye; shorter tail; females have rufous wash; strongly sexually dimorphic plumage

Habitat & Range

🌿 Wetland 🌾 Grassland

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

السلوك والتكاثر

التعشيش

Nest type: DM.

عدد البيض في الوضع

2-4

الصوت

الغناء

Loud, raucous call with harsh nasal quality; piercing notes carrying far through dense Madagascar forest.

التصنيف

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
الرتبة	Cuculiformes (Cuckoos)
الفصيلة	Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
Genus	Centropus
الأنواع	Centropus bengalensis

Distribution

Lesser Coucal has been recorded in 1 countries.

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موجود Not recorded