Green-billed Coucal
Centropus chlororhynchos
Vulnerable
Stand-in photo: Amila Tennakoon, CC BY 2.0
Look again
A deep two-note call comes out of a bamboo thicket. The bird stays hidden, and the pale bill is often all you will see.
Field marks
Purple-black plumage, chestnut-brown wings and a pale ivory-green bill.
Family
Cuculidae
Group
Cuckoos
Habitat
Wet-zone rainforest
Where to look
Sinharaja, Kitulgala
Length
About 43 cm
IUCN status
Vulnerable
