Green-billed Coucal

Centropus chlororhynchos Blyth, 1849

Green-billed Coucal, Centropus chlororhynchos, is a cuckoo that breeds in Sri Lanka. It is found in the island’s wet zone, especially the tall rainforests of the southwest. Its most striking feature is the light green bill, which gives the bird its name. The species is also known from dense forest, where it can be hard to observe. It nests in bushes and lays 2–3 eggs. In Sri Lanka it is called bata atti-kukula or wal atti-kukula in Sinhala, and it has appeared on a 20 rupee postal stamp.

Order

Cuculiformes

Family

Cuculidae — Cuckoos

Breeding range

Oriental Region: Sri Lanka