The green-billed coucal (Centropus chlororhynchos) is a member of the cuckoos. It is endemic to Sri Lanka's wet zone and listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, as the small population declined due to forest destruction and fragmentation.[1] It inhabits the tall rainforests of southwest Sri Lanka and nests in bushes. Its typical clutch is 2–3 eggs.[2]
It is a medium to large bird at 43 cm. Its head and body is purple-black, the wings are maroon above and black below, and the long tail is dark green. The bill is a distinctive light green. Sexes are similar, but juveniles are duller and streaked. It is somewhat smaller and less contrasted than the more widespread greater coucal. Despite its size and distinctive call, this is a difficult species to see because of the dense habitat in which it lives and its retiring nature. It feeds on a wide range of insects, caterpillars and small vertebrates, but snails are a favourite.
^ abBirdLife International (2016). "Centropus chlororhynchos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22684257A93021858. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22684257A93021858.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
^Wijesinghe, M. (1999). (PDF). Forktail. 15: 43–45. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-08-28.
^Anonymous (1998). (PDF). Buceros. 3 (1): 53–109. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2010.
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green, billed, coucal, green, billed, coucal, centropus, chlororhynchos, member, cuckoos, endemic, lanka, zone, listed, vulnerable, iucn, list, small, population, declined, forest, destruction, fragmentation, inhabits, tall, rainforests, southwest, lanka, nest. The green billed coucal Centropus chlororhynchos is a member of the cuckoos It is endemic to Sri Lanka s wet zone and listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List as the small population declined due to forest destruction and fragmentation 1 It inhabits the tall rainforests of southwest Sri Lanka and nests in bushes Its typical clutch is 2 3 eggs 2 Green billed coucalConservation statusVulnerable IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass AvesOrder CuculiformesFamily CuculidaeGenus CentropusSpecies C chlororhynchosBinomial nameCentropus chlororhynchosBlyth 1849SynonymsCentropus chlororhynchus Contents 1 Description 2 In culture 3 References 4 External linksDescription editIt is a medium to large bird at 43 cm Its head and body is purple black the wings are maroon above and black below and the long tail is dark green The bill is a distinctive light green Sexes are similar but juveniles are duller and streaked It is somewhat smaller and less contrasted than the more widespread greater coucal Despite its size and distinctive call this is a difficult species to see because of the dense habitat in which it lives and its retiring nature It feeds on a wide range of insects caterpillars and small vertebrates but snails are a favourite In culture editIn Sri Lanka this bird is known as bata atti kukula or wal atti kukula in the Sinhala language 3 This bird appears in a 20 rupee Sri Lankan postal stamp 4 References edit a b BirdLife International 2016 Centropus chlororhynchos IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016 e T22684257A93021858 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2016 3 RLTS T22684257A93021858 en Retrieved 20 November 2021 Wijesinghe M 1999 Nesting of Green billed Coucals Centropus chlororhynchos in Sinharaja Sri Lanka PDF Forktail 15 43 45 Archived from the original PDF on 2008 08 28 Anonymous 1998 Vernacular Names of the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent PDF Buceros 3 1 53 109 Archived from the original PDF on 1 April 2010 Bird stamps from Sri Lanka birdtheme orgExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Centropus chlororhynchos BirdLife Species Factsheet Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Green billed coucal amp oldid 1119600745, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
