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Lesser Coucal

Centropus bengalensis

Least Concern

Kanat Açıklığı

30,9 cm

Ağırlık

172,075 g

Familya

Cuculidae

Takım

Cuculiformes

Hakkında

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
Kanat Açıklığı	30,9 cm	12.2 in
Ağırlık	172,075 g	6.07 oz

Tanımlama

Tuy

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

Habitat & Range

🌿 Wetland 🌾 Grassland

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Davranış & Üreme

Yuvalama

Nest type: DM.

Kuluçka Büyüklüğü

2-4

Ses

Şarkı

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

Taksonomi

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Takım	Cuculiformes (Cuckoos)
Familya	Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
Genus	Centropus
Türler	Centropus bengalensis

Distribution

Lesser Coucal has been recorded in 1 countries.

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Mevcut Not recorded