This is a greater coucal.
Coucal couples build the nest and raise their young together.
Folklore has these birds connected to the spirit world and a sign of good fortune.
Also called "crow pheasant", coucals live for up to 10 years.
Coucals diet consists of insects, snails and snakes.
Coucals are large, up to 48 cm and are poor flyers generally foraging on the ground.
green-billed malkoha
Malkohas are members of the cuckoo order like their cousins, the coucals.
The tailorbirds weave leaves together with spider silk and other fiberous material to create their nest.
white dove
yellow-vented bulbul
yellow-vented bulbul
This is a male Asian koel. These birds are "brood parasites". They lay their eggs in the nests of other birds.
a pair of great mynas
The myna is very common here, but sell for over $1000 in US pet shops for their ability to speak.
