Greater Coucal in flight 15 January, 2021 Industrial focal point, Kapurthala, Punjab EM1X 100-400IS 1/2000, f6.3, ISO800

Greater Coucal

(Centropus sinensis)

 

A large bird that resembles a cross between a crow and a pheasant. Largely black with distinctive rusty wings, glossy underparts, a long and heavy black tail, and deep red eyes. Juveniles are much duller with white bars on the tail and underparts and variable amounts of black streaks on the wings and upperparts. Common across a range of habitats except very dense forests. Similar to Lesser Coucal, but Greater Coucal is larger with a longer bill and red eyes. Adult Greater Coucals also lack the white streaks on the wings seen on Lesser Coucal. The call is a series of deep, resonant “oop-oop-oop” notes.

 

Greater Coucal in flight

15 January, 2021

Industrial focal point, Kapurthala, Punjab

EM1X 100-400IS

1/2000, f6.3, ISO800

 

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