- Centropus milo
Identification
- Buff head, upper back and undersides
- Black wings, lower back and tail
- Red iris
- Dark grey bill and legs
Juvenile:
- Black barred, rufous wings and tail
- Black mottled brown body
- Brownish-grey iris
- Bill
- Brown upper mandible
- Horn lower
Distribution
Australasia: found only in the Solomon Islands.
A little known species. Common on New Georgia.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- C. m. albidiventris:
- Solomon Islands (Vellalavella, Kulambangra, Gizo and Rendova)
- C. m. milo:
- Southern Solomon Islands (Guadalcanal and Florida Group)
Habitat
Various forest types in lowlands and hills. Also in thickets in gardens.
Behaviour
Diet
Feeds on insects (stick insects, grasshoppers, beetles, centipedes).
Forages mainly on the ground, occasionally ascends into trees.
Breeding
No information.
Movements
This is a resident species.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliot, and J Sargatal, eds. 1997. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 4: Sandgrouse to Cuckoos. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334221
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Buff-headed Coucal. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Buff-headed_Coucal
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
