Little greenhorn cuckoo
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The lesser green- nosed cuckoo ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris ) or naked-forehead cuckoo is a species of bird from the cuckoo family (Cuculidae) and belongs to the genus of the Malkohas ( Phaenicophaeus ).
It comes on the Indian peninsula from Goa and Odisha to Sri Lanka , also in Gujarat and Maharashtra and is a resident bird .
Its distribution area includes secondary forest , with thorny plants or other bushes, often with Euphorbia antiquorum , existing areas.
description
The little greenhorn cuckoo is about 39 cm tall and weighs 77 g. The cuckoo is greenish in color with a light green beak. The head is slate gray, the wings are shiny blue-green, the chest and throat are dark gray with light gray structures. The featherless blue eye-spot and the long, stepped black tail with white tips are characteristic.
voice
The male's rare call is described as a croaking “kraa”.
Way of life
The diet consists of large insects , caterpillars , grasshoppers , terrestrials , cicadas , beetles , as well as lizards and fruits .
The breeding season is mainly between March and May, but is possible all year round. The nest is a thick shell covered with green leaves close to the ground up to a height of 1–2 m. Two chalk-white, rounded eggs are usually laid.
Danger
The little greenhorn cuckoo is not considered endangered ( Least Concern ).
literature
- Johannes Erhitzøe, Clive F. Mann, Frederik P. Brammer, Richard A. Fuller: Cuckoos of the World . Christopher Helm, London 2012, ISBN 978-0-7136-6034-0 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Avibase
- ↑ a b c d Handbook of the Birds of the World
- ^ R. Grimmett, T. Inskipp: Birds of Northern India. Helm Field Guides, 2017, ISBN 978-0-7136-5167-6
- ↑ a b c d S. Ali: The Book of Indian Birds. Bombay Natural History Society, Oxford university Press, 13th ed. 2002, ISBN 978-0-19-566523-9
- ^ IUCN Redlist
Web links
- Videos, photos and sound recordings of phaenicophaeus-viridirostris in the Internet Bird Collection
