The Greater Coucal (Centropus
sinensis), also called Crow Pheasant, is about 48 cm long non-parasitic
species of cuckoo. It has black head, black glossed with purple upper mantle
and underside, chestnut brown back and wings, dark green tail, and ruby-red
eyes. It is resident breeder in southern Asia. It is pretty secretive bird and
often keeps hidden under thick vegetation. This may be because, its flight is
weak, slow, clumsy and at low elevation.
