Centropus sinensis (Stephens, 1815) - Greater Coucal

Subspecies in India

The Andamanese populations are now often treated as a distinct species, Andaman Coucal or Brown Coucal (Centropus andamanensis).
 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam1
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh1
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat1
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka1231211
Kerala1212
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh111
Maharashtra533313221313
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga211
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan3
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total557566524618

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Centropus sinensis (Stephens, 1815) – Greater Coucal. In Satose, V., A. Bayani, V. Ramachandran, P. Roy, and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 2.17. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.birdsofindia.org/centropus-sinensis, accessed 2024/12/07.