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==Identification== | ==Identification== |
Revision as of 01:46, 7 October 2011
- Centropus chlororhynchos
Identification
It looks rather like the much commoner Greater Coucal but has subtle purple streaking on the head and a remarkable pale green bill.
Distribution
Endemic. Found locally in wet zone of south-western Sri Lanka
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
The scientific name is sometimes spelled chlororhynchus.
Habitat
Behaviour
Vocalisation
Recorded by Andrew Whitehouse
Kithulgala, Sri Lanka, July 2010
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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
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Green-billed Coucal. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 1 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Green-billed_Coucal