Philippine Coucal
PHILIPPINE COUCAL
Centropus viridis
Cuculidae Family
Bird #48 - November 2008
We first saw this bird in Villa Escudero. We had a particularly good view of it from the bird blind in Villa Escudero. It is quite large and flies fast. We were very happy to get our first BIF -- bird in flight shot!
We got some nice photos in Sierra Madre were a Coucal was perched quite close wondering what bird call Tonji was trying to imitate. Tonji was trying to sound like a coucal but might have sounded more like a monkey.
There are also two pictures of a Coucal attacking a nest and carrying off a baby Pied Fantail. The mother Pied Fantail is chasing the coucal gripping the long tail. These were taken in Ayala Alabang.
Read MoreCentropus viridis
Cuculidae Family
Bird #48 - November 2008
We first saw this bird in Villa Escudero. We had a particularly good view of it from the bird blind in Villa Escudero. It is quite large and flies fast. We were very happy to get our first BIF -- bird in flight shot!
We got some nice photos in Sierra Madre were a Coucal was perched quite close wondering what bird call Tonji was trying to imitate. Tonji was trying to sound like a coucal but might have sounded more like a monkey.
There are also two pictures of a Coucal attacking a nest and carrying off a baby Pied Fantail. The mother Pied Fantail is chasing the coucal gripping the long tail. These were taken in Ayala Alabang.
PHILIPPINE COUCAL, immature Centropus viridis Villa Escudero, Quezon, Philippines
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