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Revision as of 12:25, 18 June 2009
Alternative name: Brown Coucal
- Centropus andamanensis
Identification
Distribution
Andaman Islands of India, and adjacent Table, Great and Little Coco islands, Myanmar.
Taxonomy
Monotypic[1]
Some authors consider this to be a subspecies of Greater Coucal[2]
Habitat
Moist lowland forests and mangrove forests.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes caterpillars, large insects, snails, lizards, young mice, and birds' eggs.
Breeding
The nest is a large globe made of twigs and leaves.
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
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Andaman Coucal. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Andaman_Coucal