Greater coucal: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the greater coucal lives – recorded in 19 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Centropus sinensis
Group	Cuckoos, turacos & other birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	19 countries
Continents	Asia
Mass	247 g (male organism, adult weight); 319 g (female organism, adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Cuculiformes
Family	Cuculidae

Where does the greater coucal live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the greater coucal in 19 countries and territories across Asia. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains, People's Republic of China, Indonesia, Cambodia, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a greater coucal?

Wikidata records the following for the greater coucal: mass 247 g (male organism, adult weight); 319 g (female organism, adult weight).

Is the greater coucal endangered?

The greater coucal’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the greater coucal?

The greater coucal (Centropus sinensis) is a bird in the order Cuculiformes and the family Cuculidae, genus Centropus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the greater coucal

The greater coucal or crow pheasant (Centropus sinensis), is a large non-parasitic member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes. A widespread resident in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, it is divided into several subspecies, some being treated as full species. They are large, crow-like with a long tail and coppery brown wings and found in a wide range of habitats from jungle to cultivation and urban gardens. They are weak fliers, and are often seen clambering about in vegetation or walking on the ground as they forage for insects, eggs and nestlings of other birds. They have a familiar deep resonant call which is associated with omens in many parts of its range.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Greater coucal (revision 1380727497), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q767112 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).