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Pheasant Coucal
Centropus phasianinus(Latham, 1801)
Updated
Also known asBun-bun
At a glance
The Pheasant Coucal is a large bird, about 54–63 cm long, listed as Least Concern and native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 54–63 cm
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Very common
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Pheasant Coucal look like?
The Pheasant Coucal is a large bird, about 54–63 cm long and weighing 200–600 g.
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
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Pheasant Coucal?
The Pheasant Coucal is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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04 · Voice
What it sounds like
Call
Bethlea Bell · Bouldercombe QLD 4702, Australia
Call
Steven Taylor · Virginia QLD, Australia
Call
Sam Westbrook · Ashgrove, AU-QL, AU
Call
Isaiah Findley · Fitzgibbon QLD 4018, Australia
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Pheasant Coucal eat?
The Pheasant Coucal feeds on terrestrial invertebrates and terrestrial vertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or alone.
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