Short-toed Coucal

Short-toed CoucalAbout 37 cm long, this coucal resembles the Greater Coucal but is smaller and shorter-tailed. It searches for food on the ground and in the understorey of lowland evergreen forest.What does it look like?At about 37 cm, it resembles the Greater Coucal but is smaller, with a shorter tail and black underwing coverts.How does it live?About 37 cm long, this coucal resembles the Greater Coucal but is smaller and shorter-tailed. It searches for food on the ground and in the understorey of lowland evergreen forest.It uses the ground and understorey of lowland evergreen and peat-swamp forests, foraging mainly on the ground. Records include predation on frogs and other available prey.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.