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 Pheasant Coucal: BF8C1344 copy ::
 Pheasant Coucal
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 Pheasant Coucal
 Size: 60-80cm  
 
 Habitat: Found across Australia's Top End and down the East Coast to south of Sydney. Inhabiting rank grasslands, and canfields. This Cuckoo lives partly on the ground, and the male raises its own offspring. Diet consists of large insects and small animals.   
 
 Notes: Black bird with brown/chestnut wings and long tail. Red eye and large feet. Breeds Spring-Summer.
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