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;[[:Category:Centropus|Centropus]] chlororhynchus | ;[[:Category:Centropus|Centropus]] chlororhynchus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | It looks rather like the much commoner [[Greater Coucal]] but has subtle purple streaking on the head and a remarkable pale green bill. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Endemic. Found locally in wet zone of south-western [[Sri Lanka]] | Endemic. Found locally in wet zone of south-western [[Sri Lanka]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
| + | Recorded by {{user|Andrew+Whitehouse|Andrew Whitehouse}}<br />Kithulgala, [[Sri Lanka]], July 2010 | ||
| + | <flashmp3>Green Billed Coucal Kithulgala 160710.mp3</flashmp3><br /> | ||
| + | ''[[Media:Green Billed Coucal Kithulgala 160710.mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
#{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Avibase | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #BF Member observations | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Centropus+chlororhynchus}} | {{GSearch|Centropus+chlororhynchus}} | ||
*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=473&Bird_Image_ID=4216&Bird_Family_ID=80 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | *[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=473&Bird_Image_ID=4216&Bird_Family_ID=80 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Centropus]] [[Category:Missing Images]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Centropus]] [[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Bird Songs]] |
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- Centropus chlororhynchus
Identification
It looks rather like the much commoner Greater Coucal but has subtle purple streaking on the head and a remarkable pale green bill.
Distribution
Endemic. Found locally in wet zone of south-western Sri Lanka
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Behaviour
Vocalisation
Recorded by Andrew Whitehouse
Kithulgala, Sri Lanka, July 2010
<flashmp3>Green Billed Coucal Kithulgala 160710.mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Green-billed Coucal. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Green-billed_Coucal
