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;[[:Category:Centropus|Centropus]] andamanensis | ;[[:Category:Centropus|Centropus]] andamanensis | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Andaman Islands of [[India]], and [[Myanmar]]. | Andaman Islands of [[India]], and [[Myanmar]]. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
Monotypic. | Monotypic. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Moist lowland forests and mangrove forests. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | The diet includes caterpillars, large insects, snails, lizards, young mice, and birds' eggs. | |
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| + | The nest is a large globe made of twigs and leaves. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Centropus+andamanensis}} | {{GSearch|Centropus+andamanensis}} | ||
*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=468&Bird_Image_ID=87&Bird_Family_ID=80 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | *[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=468&Bird_Image_ID=87&Bird_Family_ID=80 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Centropus]] [[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Incomplete]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Centropus]] [[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Incomplete]] | ||
Revision as of 13:56, 10 October 2008
Alternative name: Brown Coucal
- Centropus andamanensis
Identification
Distribution
Andaman Islands of India, and Myanmar.
Taxonomy
Monotypic.
Habitat
Moist lowland forests and mangrove forests.
Behaviour
The diet includes caterpillars, large insects, snails, lizards, young mice, and birds' eggs.
The nest is a large globe made of twigs and leaves.
