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  1. Birds of the Philippines
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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.
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PHILIPPINE COUCAL, immature
<i>Centropus viridis</i>
Villa Escudero, Quezon, Philippines
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PHILIPPINE COUCAL, immature Centropus viridis Villa Escudero, Quezon, Philippines

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  • PHILIPPINE COUCAL
<i>Centropus viridis</i>
Mt. Palay-Palay, Cavite, Philippines

There were several of these birds along the road. They usually sly away when people are near. But Sylvia was able to capture this bird before it hid.
  • PHILIPPINE COUCAL, immature
<i>Centropus viridis</i>
Villa Escudero, Quezon, Philippines
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