Burchell's coucal (Centropus burchellii), Kruger National Park, South Africa
A species of cuckoo. It inhabits areas with thick cover afforded by rank undergrowth and scrub and is usually seen as a solitary individual or in pairs, preferring to clamber through riverine or coastal bush. It is more often heard than seen and when it does fly its flight is ponderous and ends with a long glide to the next bush. This bird has a distinctive call which resembles water pouring from a bottle. Burchell's coucal is predatory, stalking through thick bush and eating insects, snails, frogs, reptiles and birds up to the size of a laughing dove.
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Burchell's coucal (Centropus burchellii), Kruger National Park, South Africa
A species of cuckoo. It inhabits areas with thick cover afforded by rank undergrowth and scrub and is usually seen as a solitary individual or in pairs, preferring to clamber through riverine or coastal bush. It is more often heard than seen and when it does fly its flight is ponderous and ends with a long glide to the next bush. This bird has a distinctive call which resembles water pouring from a bottle. Burchell's coucal is predatory, stalking through thick bush and eating insects, snails, frogs, reptiles and birds up to the size of a laughing dove.
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