Lesser Coucal

Centropus bengalensis

Least Concern

The Lesser Coucal is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. 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

Lesser Coucal Range — Resident or seasonal range in tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats

Population

≈ 2M–20M

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