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Pheasant Coucal
Centropus phasianinus(Latham, 1801)
Also known asBun-bun
- Conservation
- Least Concern
- Commonness
- Very common
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The pheasant coucal is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found in Australia, Timor and New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. It has adapted well to canefields in northern Australia. The pheasant coucal is unusual among Australian cuckoos in that it incubates and raises its own young instead of laying its eggs in the nest of another species.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- Lesser Sundas, east-central to south-east New Guinea and north and east Australia
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
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- May
- Jun
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- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
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