Lesser Coucal (Centropus bengalensis)
Much better picture with clear perched this Monday morning.
Medium size bird, about 38cmThis is assuming breeding plumage adult, nape and upper back with pale buff streaking.
I noticed this bird didn't immediately swallow the meal, but just keep that green grasshopper at its beak for a long time. Maybe keeping that for courtship ritual of offering each other titbits like a leaf or grasshopper. Maybe this food is for her chicks?
I have seen the pair two days ago, but didn't managed to photograph it.
I noticed this bird didn't immediately swallow the meal, but just keep that green grasshopper at its beak for a long time. Maybe keeping that for courtship ritual of offering each other titbits like a leaf or grasshopper. Maybe this food is for her chicks?
I have seen the pair two days ago, but didn't managed to photograph it.
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Fantastic bird,beautiful colors.
You are a great photograf.
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Good capture!!!
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cool... i likeee
It looks like he has pin feathers coming in in. Is this the way he usually looks or is he going through a serious mold?
nice bokeh on the second pic, havent managed to get a clear pic of this lesser coucal yet.
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Yes Steve, this coucal is assuming breeding plumage with nape and upper back with pale buff streaking, that look like pins.
love the 2nd one very much, good catch.
Great, really great behavioral shot Tabib. Love the background on it too. It's feathers give it an armor look from a distance.
The last one is awesome, I love this bird. Fantastic.
Beautiful shot indeed. Sad to say, some local medicine-man used this bird as an ingredient for ailment of fractures, and thats why the numbers are decreasing now.
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