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Greater coucal

Centropus sinensis

Photo by sunnyjosef
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Description:

A bird of the cuckoo family. Preys on insects, lizards, snakes, bird chicks etc.. Likes to forage in bushes and thickets looking for prey. A weak flier which likes to walk rather than fly. Here he is flying off with a cockroach..

Habitat:

frequents in thickets and trees.

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Greater Coucal

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