The Life of Birds | Greater Coucal | Centropus Sinensis

The Life of Birds | Greater Coucal | Crow Pheasant |Centropus Sinensis Cucal chino | Grand Coucal | বড় কুবো | महोख | ചെമ്പോത്ത് | كوكال صيني | Cucal maggiore | Bubut besar | Heckenkuckuck | 褐翅鸦鹃 | ਕਮਾਦੀ ਕੁੱਕੜ The greater coucal or crow pheasant (Centropus sinensis), is a large non-parasitic member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes. A widespread resident in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia, it is divided into several subspecies, some being treated as full species. They are large, crow-like with a long tail and coppery brown wings and found in wide range of habitats from jungle to cultivation and urban gardens. They are weak fliers, and are often seen clambering about in vegetation or walking on the ground as they forage for insects, eggs and nestlings of other birds. They have a familiar deep resonant call which is associated with omens in many parts of its range. Black-headed ibis | Threskiornis melanocephalus    • The Life of Birds | Black-headed ibis | Th...   Little Cormorant | Microcarbo Niger    • The Life of Birds | Little Cormorant | Mic...