Pheasant Coucal

Pheasant Coucal (Centropus phasianinus melanurus). At Lajamanu, an aboriginal community on the edge of the Tanami Desert. Northern Territory, Australia. A very large cuckoo differing from other cuckoos in making its own nest. A largely terrestrial species inhabiting thick undergrowth, sugarcane fields, dense roadside vegetation and tall grasses along rivers or in wetlands. Throughout northern and eastern areas of Australia

Restrictions Not for Australia

Centropus Coucal Coucals Cuckoo Cuckoos Melanurus Pheasant

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