Rare Visit of Greater Coucal In My Backyard

A Greater #coucal (Centropus sinensis) made a rare visit to my backyard some weeks ago. I was quite fortunate to capture this bird almost hiding in the small shrubs. It made a silent walkout later on, so I was quite fortunate enough to see it. The #GreaterCoucal or the #CrowPheasant (#CentropusSinensis), is quite uncommon in my backyard, but it is a common bird of the Indian subcontinent. You will find the details and my observational remarks about these birds below. Bird Information: Name: Greater Coucal. Binomial name: Centropus sinensis Other names: crow pheasant (for local names, see below). Conservation Status (IUCN): Least Concern (IUCN 3.1). Habitat range: Indian subcontinent. Shot at area/ Location: Howrah, West Bengal, India Name in other languages: (I will update this section later). My further notes and observations: Once the greater coucals were quite common in my area and even at my backyard, but in last 10-15 years they have become a rarity. Though they are still found in well tree covered areas. These bird loves the ground and preferably grassy/ bushy terrain. They would be often seen walking, as you may can here. Thank you so much for watching. If you like this video, do support by subscribing to 'Soumo's Birdbook'. Follow me: https://www.instagram.com/soumosbirdbook/ https://www.facebook.com/soumosbirdbook http://twitter.com/soumosbirdbook “All Rights Reserved | © & ℗ “Soumo’s Birdbook” by Soumya Bhattacharya, Howrah – India. All videos and audio recordings are original works unless due credits are separately mentioned. Please do not re-use any type of media from this channel anywhere without my permission. Thank you for your time, I hope you enjoyed being here.

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