Definition of Coucals. Meaning of Coucals. Synonyms of Coucals

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Definition of Coucals

Coucal
Coucal Cou"cal (k??"k?l), n. [Prob. native name.] (Zo["o]l.) A large, Old World, ground cuckoo of the genus Centropus, of several species.

Meaning of Coucals from wikipedia

- Many coucals have a long claw on their hind toe (hallux). The feet have minute spurs and this is responsible for the German term for coucals Sporenkuckucke...
- varies in other parts of its range but chiefly June to September. Greater coucals are monogamous, and the courtship display involves chases on the ground...
- The pheasant coucal (Centropus phasianinus) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found in Australia, Timor and New Guinea. Its natural...
- the few coucals that show season plumage differences but like in other coucals, the ****es cannot be distinguished in the field. The lesser coucal was formally...
- Retrieved 20 November 2021. Wijesinghe, M. (1999). "Nesting of Green-billed Coucals Centropus chlororhynchos in Sinharaja, Sri Lanka" (PDF). Forktail. 15:...
- common or European cuckoo, roadrunners, koels, malkohas, couas, coucals, and anis. The coucals and anis are sometimes separated as distinct families, the Centropodidae...
- The Philippine coucal (Centropus viridis) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. It is an insectivore. EBird...
- The Senegal coucal (Centropus senegalensis) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners, the anis,...
- Burc****'s coucal (Centropus burc****ii) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found in the southeastern parts of sub-Saharan Africa. It...
- with the Philippine coucal, Black-faced coucal and the critically endangered Black-hooded coucal, it is one of the 4 endemic coucals. Ebird describes this...