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Photo by Chamith Chandrasekara
Kithulgala,Sri Lanka

Identification

It looks rather like the much commoner Greater Coucal but has subtle purple streaking on the head and a remarkable pale green bill.

Endemic. Found locally in wet zone of south-western Sri Lanka

This is a monotypic species^[1].
The scientific name is sometimes spelled chlororhynchus.

Recorded by Andrew Whitehouse
Kithulgala, Sri Lanka, July 2010 <flashmp3>Green Billed Coucal Kithulgala 160710.mp3</flashmp3>
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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

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Green-billed Coucal. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 16 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Green-billed_Coucal

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