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Lesser Coucal

Centropus bengalensis

Least Concern

Envergadura

30,9 cm

Peso

172,075 g

Familia

Cuculidae

Orden

Cuculiformes

Acerca de

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
Envergadura	30,9 cm	12.2 in
Peso	172,075 g	6.07 oz

Identificación

Plumaje

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

Habitat & Range

🌿 Humedal 🌾 Pastizal

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Nest type: DM.

Tamaño de la puesta

2-4

Sonido

Canto

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

Taxonomía

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Orden	Cuculiformes (Cuclillos)
Familia	Cuculidae (Cucos)
Genus	Centropus
Especies	Centropus bengalensis

Distribution

Lesser Coucal has been recorded in 1 countries.

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Presente Not recorded