Yes Mani ji.......but Greater Coucal is the alternative name of Crow Pheasant. Birdwatchers prefer to call this bird by the first name.
thanks... Shantanu : ) On Aug 24, 10:32 pm, mani nair <[email protected]> wrote: > Shantanu ji, nice photo of the Lahura tree and the bird. The bird is Crow > pheasant* - Centropus sinensis* . In Malayalam we call in Chemboth and it > is a found on the coconut and banana plantations. > > Thanks for sharing. > > Regards, > Mani. > > On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 10:09 PM, Shantanu Bhattacharya > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > Hi > > sharing the pic of a Lahura tree (Tecoma undulata) in full bloom. > > The bird perched on its branch is a Greater Coucal. > > > It is a small tree with drooping branches, and grey-green leaves. The tree > > is very attractive when in full bloom from March to April. The flowers are > > large tubular bright yellow occuring in bunches of 5 to 10. > > It grows in the wild in the desert areas of Rajasthan, Haryana, and Punjab. > > But it is extensively planted as an avenue tree, as this one planted in > > Kolkata near my house. > > > regards > > Shantanu Bhattacharya > > Dept. of Biology. > > Vivekananda Mission School.(ICSE) > > Kolkata.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
