Species: Centropus bengalensis
English Name: Lesser Coucal
Chinese Name: 小鴉鵑
Family: Cuculidae
Description:
This Coucal is similar to the Great Coucal but is smaller (31-42 cm), slimmer and has a short tail. The summer plumage is mainly black with rufous wing and the winter plumage is whitish streaked on the head, neck and mantle. It is a Macao Resident.
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References:
– Department of Gardens and Green Areas, Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau of Macao Special Administrative Region, South China Institute for Endangered Animals. (2010). Birds of Macao. Macao, SAR: Author.