Pheasant Coucal

Centropus phasianinus

The pheasant coucal is actually a cuckoo not a pheasant. It is unique among native cuckoos as it builds a nest and raises its own young. It spends most of its time on the ground as it is a very clumsy flyer. Its call sounds like ‘oop oop’ repeated over and over and increases in speed and pitch. The pheasant coucal’s diet includes small reptiles, frogs, large insects, spiders, young birds, eggs and mice.