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Pheasant Coucal

Centropus phasianinus

Description:

Striped feather to 20cms found on the dirt road on university campus.

Habitat:

James Cook University, Cairns QLD

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3 Comments

KerryHawkins
KerryHawkins 11 years ago

I have only seen 1 Pheasant Coucal on the wild and that was at Undarra Lava Tubes in the camping area. They are an impressive bird. Very pretty feather,

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 11 years ago

No worries Andrea! These birds spend quite a bit of time on the ground. I love the call of the male:-) Here's my spotting of this bird:
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/108...

Andrea Lim
Andrea Lim 11 years ago

Thank you Daniele. Yes we do have Pheasant Coucals on campus. Cheers !

Andrea Lim
Spotted by
Andrea Lim

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Spotted on Apr 20, 2013
Submitted on Apr 21, 2013

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