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Common Name

White Browed Coucal

Alternate Names

Lark Heeled Cuckoo

Common Type

Coucal

Order

Cuculiformes

Family

Cuculidae

Genus

Centropus

Species

supercilliosus

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Uganda

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Areas with thick cover from undergrowth and scrub.

Distribution and Range

Sub Sahara Africa

Food

Stalks through thick bush for insects, snails, amphibians, reptiles and small birds, Nests of other birds are often raided.

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Field Notes:

Is a medium-sized species. Has a blackish crown and nape, a white supercilium, rufous-brown back, chestnut wings, blackish rump and black tail, glossed with green, with a white tip. The underparts are creamy-white, the eyes red, the beak black, and the legs and feet greyish-black or black

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