Lesser Coucal
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| Lesser Coucal | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cuculiformes |
| Family: | Cuculidae |
| Genus: | Centropus |
| Species: | C. bengalensis |
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| Centropus bengalensis (Gmelin, 1788) |
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The Lesser Coucal (Centropus bengalensis) is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family. It is found in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia, ranging across Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Tibet and Vietnam.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International 2004. Centropus bengalensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
- Butler,AL (1897) On the occurrence of the Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis, Blyth in Ceylon. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 11(1):162.
- Parkes,KC (1957) Taxonomic notes on the Lesser Coucal, Centropus bengalensis. BBOC 77, 115-116.
- Philip,V (1993) Occurrence of the Lesser Crow-Pheasant Centropus tolou in Neyyar. Newsletter for Birdwatchers. 33(5):93-94.
- Jha,Samiran (2000) A note on the feeding of Lesser Coucal (Centropus toulou). J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 97(1):144.
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