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Like other coucals, shy and not easy to see except when perched in open on top of grass or small tree. Has floppy flight and skulks through dense vegetation. Breeding recorded in May and June. | Like other coucals, shy and not easy to see except when perched in open on top of grass or small tree. Has floppy flight and skulks through dense vegetation. Breeding recorded in May and June. | ||
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Revision as of 03:01, 20 September 2007
- Centropus viridis
Photographed at the Subic Bay rainforest, Olongapo City, Philippines.
Identification
Distribution
Endemic to the Philippines, where it is found on most of the main islands.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Found in a wide variety of habitats from grassland, mixed cultivation, second growth, and forest up to 2000 m, alone or in pairs.
Behaviour
Like other coucals, shy and not easy to see except when perched in open on top of grass or small tree. Has floppy flight and skulks through dense vegetation. Breeding recorded in May and June.
