Prakruti Parichay
CuculidaeCentropus

A aman iccbe Brown Coucal

Centropus andamanensis

48–48 cmLarge
Beak
—
Feet
—
Crest
No crest

Resident. Andamans. the only coucal occurring in the Andamans. Similar to Greater, with strikingc estnut wings, but head and body are fawn-brown, with darker brown rump and tail. Some have paler, dirty buff head and underbody, and greyish-buff tail which is distinctly darker towards tip. Juvenile is indistinctly and diffusely barred with brown on head, mantle and entire underparts. Habits like Greeter's. Forest edges, gardens and cultivation.

Average size
48 cm
Habitat
Forest edges, gardens and cultivation.
Behaviour
Resident., estnut wings, but head and body are fawn-brown, with darker brown rump and tail. Some have paler, dirty buff head and underbody, and greyish-buff tail which is distinctly darker towards tip. Juvenile is indistinctly and diffusely barred with brown on head, mantle and entire underparts. Habits like Greeter's.

About this bird

Resident. Andamans. the only coucal occurring in the Andamans. Similar to Greater, with strikingc estnut wings, but head and body are fawn-brown, with darker brown rump and tail. Some have paler, dirty buff head and underbody, and greyish-buff tail which is distinctly darker towards tip. Juvenile is indistinctly and diffusely barred with brown on head, mantle and entire underparts. Habits like Greeter's. Forest edges, gardens and cultivation.

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A aman iccbe Brown Coucal is bigger than Greater Crested Tern but smaller than Eastern Marsh Harrier.

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A aman iccbe Brown Coucal

Centropus andamanensis

48–48 cm