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Lesser Coucal

Centropus bengalensis

Least Concern

पंखों का फैलाव

30.9 cm

वजन

172.075 g

कुल

Cuculidae

गण

Cuculiformes

के बारे में

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
पंखों का फैलाव	30.9 cm	12.2 in
वजन	172.075 g	6.07 oz

पहचान

पंख

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

Habitat & Range

🌿 Wetland 🌾 Grassland

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

व्यवहार और प्रजनन

घोंसला बनाना

Nest type: DM.

अंडों की संख्या

2-4

ध्वनि

गीत

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

वर्गिकी

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
गण	Cuculiformes (Cuckoos)
कुल	Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
Genus	Centropus
प्रजातियां	Centropus bengalensis

Distribution

Lesser Coucal has been recorded in 1 countries.

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उपस्थित Not recorded