鹃形目

褐翅鸦鹃 Greater Coucal
Centropus sinensis

中型鸟类
体长 47~52 cm

虹膜 /iris

暗红色 /crimson

嘴 /bill

黑色 /black

脚 /legs and feet

黑色 /black

目 │ 鹃形目CUCULIFORMES 科 │ 杜鹃科Cuculidae

野外识别 │ 翅和上背为纯栗红色，其余均为黑色且带有光泽，拖着长长的尾巴。未成年鸟颜色较淡，具横纹。鸣声为低沉而单调的“ pomp-pomp-pomp ”声，不断重复。

居留及分布 │ 广泛分布于亚洲东部、亚洲南部和亚洲东南部，国内南方地区分布广泛。在南岭为留鸟，秤架、大东山、龙潭角、大顶山、乳阳等地均有记录。

生境及习性 │ 主要栖息于低山丘陵和平原地区的林缘灌丛、稀树草坡、河谷灌丛、草丛和芦苇丛中。善于行走和飞行，常单独或成对在地面活动。主要以毛虫、蝗虫、甲虫、蚁和蜂等昆虫为食，也吃小型脊椎动物和其他无脊椎动物。繁殖期 4—9 月。营巢于草丛或灌丛中。窝卵数 3~5 枚，卵白色。

Field identification │ A large, bulky, stout-billed bird with a long, graduated tail and short, broad wings, which is usually seen on the ground or flying clumsily from bush to bush. Adults are glossy black except for the mantle and wings, which are chestnut. The underwing coverts are black. Immatures are duller and barred to varying degrees. The call is a deep, booming poomp-poomp-poomp .

Distribution & status │ Very widely distributed from S Asia and Indochina east to southern China and south to Sumatra, Borneo and Java, and resident throughout. The nominate subspecies occurs in southeast China including Guangdong. In Nanling, it is uncommon, recorded at Chengjia,Dadongshan, Longtanjiao, Dadingshan and Ruyang.

Habitat & habits │ Greater Coucals occur singly or in pairs in light open woodland, grassy shrubland, bamboo stands, farmland edge and marshes. Their diet is very broad and includes caterpillars, locusts, beetles, ants, bees and other insects, centipedes, crabs, snails, crustaceans, molluscs and other invertebrates, and vertebrates such as snakes, lizards and birds as well as their eggs. They nest in Guangdong mainly between April and September.