Pheasant Coucal

Pheasant CoucalThe Pheasant Coucal is a large cuckoo relative with a long tail. It lives in grassland and scrub across northern and eastern Australia.What does it look like?The black head, chest, and long tail contrast with chestnut wings. Females are larger than males, and plumage may change with season.How does it live?The Pheasant Coucal is a large cuckoo relative with a long tail. It lives in grassland and scrub across northern and eastern Australia.Breeding overlaps with the wet season, and a large nest is built from grass leaves within dense vegetation.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.