Buff-headed Coucal

Centropus milo

Least Concern

The Buff-headed Coucal is a cuckoo of New Guinea and nearby Sahul forests. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for caterpillars, insects, fruit, and small animals, often using a long tail and quiet, deliberate movements to slip through cover. Many cuckoos lay eggs in other birds' nests, while coucals, anis, and couas usually raise their own young.

Family

Cuculidae

Group

Cuckoos

Range

Buff-headed Coucal Range — Resident or seasonal range in New Guinea and nearby Sahul forests

Population

≈ Unknown

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