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Senegal Coucal on Leafless Stem
Gordon Hodgson

Senegal Coucal on Leafless Stem (Centropus senegalensis)

The Senegal Coucal is widely distributed across West Africa south of the Sahara, and is very common in Liberia's coastal savannah habitat.
Last year, my wife and I were in Liberia for 6 weeks during the wet season. This coucal stopped on a leafless stem in an abandoned garden, just long enough for me to catch a few digiscoped shots!
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Habitat
Gardens, roadsides, and other open habitats with long grasses, brush, and thickets.
Location
Buchanan, Liberia
Date taken
13-July-2010
Scientific name
Centropus senegalensis
Equipment used
Digiscoped with Nikon 12.1 MP Coolpix P5100 camera...Nikon FSB-6 Bracket...Nikon 30X Wide DS Eyepiece...Nikon ED82-A Fieldscope
delia todd
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What a great picture of this rather attractive bird! It sounds like you were rather lucky to find it too!

It's so nice to see you posting again Gordon.

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