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Andaman Coucal
Centropus andamanensis Beavan, 1867
Cuculidae — Cuckoos
Andaman Coucal, Centropus andamanensis, is a cuckoo of the Andaman Islands in the Oriental Region, with records also from the nearby Coco and Table Islands. It lives mainly in forested places and in thick gardens, and is also found in disturbed areas, mangroves and along the edges of paddy fields. First described by Beavan in 1867, it is a non-parasitic cuckoo and is sometimes treated as part of the greater coucal. It breeds during the monsoon, from May to July, placing a twig, grass and leaf nest high in a tree.
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- Family
- Cuculidae — Cuckoos
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region: Andaman Is.
