LOCAL NAMES

• Ati Kukula, ඇටි කුකුලා, මහා ඇටි කුකුලා, কোকাল, कौकाली, കൗക്കൽ, कूकल, కౌకల్, ਕੌਕਲ, বড় কুবো, કૂકડિયો કુંભાર, महोख, महोक कूक, ಕೆಂಬೂತ, ചെമ്പോത്ത്, भारद्वाज, सोनकावळा, कुक्कुटकुंभा, कुंभारकावळा, सुलक्षणी, नपिता, चमारकुकडी, कुंभार्‍या (आदिवासी भाग), ढोडे गोकुल, ଡାହୁକ, ਕਮਾਦੀ ਕੁੱਕੜ, कुक्कुभ, செம்போத்து, செம்பகம், జెముడుకాకి
• Assamese ডাবহী কুকুহা
• Chinese 褐翅鴉鵑
• Chinese (SIM) 褐翅鸦鹃
• Czech kukačka vraní
• Dutch Chinese Spoorkoekoek
• English Greater Coucal
• English (United States) Greater Coucal
• French Grand Coucal
• French (French Guiana) Grand Coucal
• German Heckenkuckuck
• Gujarati ઘૂંકિયો
• Hindi भारद्वाज
• Icelandic Krákugaukur
• Indonesian Bubut besar
• Japanese オオバンケン
• Korean 큰뻐꾸기사촌
• Malayalam ഉപ്പൻ
• Marathi भारद्वाज
• Norwegian orientsporegjøk
• Odia କୁମ୍ଭାଟୁଆ
• Polish kukal zmienny
• Russian Большой кукаль
• Serbian Vranoliki kukal
• Slovak ostrohár krovinový
• Spanish Cucal Chino
• Spanish (Spain) Cucal chino
• Swedish större sporrgök
• Telugu జముడు కాకి
• Thai นกกระปูดใหญ่
• Turkish Büyük Kukal
• Ukrainian Коукал рудокрилий

DESCRIPTION

The greater coucal or crow pheasant or previously southern coucal is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes. Imagine a crow trying to be Super Crow with laser Eyes and brown cape. A widespread resident in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia They are large, crow-like with a long tail and coppery brown wings and found in a wide range of habitats from jungle to cultivation and urban gardens. They are weak fliers, and are often seen clambering about in vegetation or walking on the ground as they forage for insects, eggs and nestlings of other birds. their sounds calls are like … Named locally as Ati Kukula. The bird is associated with many superstitions and beliefs. The deep calls are associated with spirits and omens.