Nagar Van, Sukhna Lake Forest reserve, Leisure Valley, big public parks in Chandigarh, Ghaggar river banks in Panchkula and numerous locations in Mohali have the existence of the crow pheasant in abundance.
Greater Coucal (Centropus sinensis ), likewise referred to as crow pheasant, is an extremely typical citizen bird of Chandigarh. Of a size of 48cm, Greater Coucal marks its existence with its flourishing low ‘coop coop coop’ duplicated calls. It is thought that the calls are connected with prophecies. The female has a lower-pitched call than the male bird. One can listen to these calls venturing into the scrub, light forest and growing locations, which are its perfect environments.
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However, the bird cannot be discovered resting on every other tree or house in the metropolitan locations however one can quickly identify it on the borders where growing or light forest exists.
In the Inter State Chandigarh Region (ISCR), anybody who likes to venture off roadway needs to have spotted this bird. Nagar Van, Sukhna Lake Forest reserve, Leisure Valley, big public parks in Chandigarh, Ghaggar river banks in Panchkula and numerous locations in Mohali have the existence of the crow pheasant in abundance. It is a total black bird with chestnut wings. The red iris is the identity of an adult Greater Coucal and dark iris of the juvenile.
It was a warm early morning in the months of November in 2015 when a male Greater Coucal was discovered indulging in the sun resting on a brief iron angle on the limit wall of a farming land near Naraingarh in Ambala.
Greater Coucal is a weak leaflet. It typically takes brief flights. Many times it was discovered venturing on the ground. It is a big bird which takes advantage of a large range of pests, snails, caterpillars and little vertebrates such as the saw-scaled vipers. It is likewise understood to consume bird’s eggs, nestlings, fruits and seeds.
June to September is mainly the breeding season of the bird. This bird is monogamous. The nest remains in the shape of a deep cup with a dome in thick plants mainly developed by the male. The set lays 2 to 4 eggs that hatch after 15-16 days of incubation. The chicks take 18 to 22 days to fledge.
First released on: 06-06-2023 at 14:29 IST
