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everyone, hope at least one shot of vaccination is done with all of you, if not
then please without taking more time complete the same at the earliest.
I
will not give more “Gyan” on COVID because many social media experts are doing
this job 😜 So let us focus on our expert job, which helps generate positive energy. Though traveling is still a challenge, old trips are helping me
to provide you unique topics regularly.
While searching today's topic, the picture of this bird made my job easy and immediately I decided to publish details of this lovely creature. Let us meet this not so handsome but lucky bird in the next section.
Down the memory lane
Before we get into the facts let me
take you to memory lane, the time when I was a kid in this field and was completely
unaware about birds. In one of my early forest visits, I saw this bird and
shouted “Crow with brown color” this was my innocence at that time, the beauty
of nature is that such lack of knowledge is acknowledged as innocent 😝😝 Later on, I understood that this is
not a crow but this is a “Crow Pheasant.”
With every trip when I started getting into depth,
I learned that the bird is associated with some superstitions and beliefs. One of
the superstitions connected with wildlife is that the bird is very lucky; Tiger
sighting is assured if you sight this bird in the forest. Therefore, this means
when you visit the forest you should look for Crow Pheasant and not a tiger because
this bird will bring the tiger luck anyways. Just kidding, never believe in any
such superstition just visit the forest and enjoy every bit of it without bothering
about the specific sighting, trust me it will be more rewarding. So with this
thought let us move to see some wonderful facts about this bird.
Fantastic facts
This bird is popularly known as
Greater Coucal, Crow pheasant, or Coucal
Bharadwaj Bird is an amazing
terrestrial bird, which resembles a mixture of crow and a pheasant. The
scientific name of this species is Centropus sinensis. It belongs to the family
Cuculidae but it comes under the order Cuculiformes
Though the name is Crow Pheasant they
does not belong to the crow family, they belong to the Cuckoo family (Cuculidae)
but they are not a part of brood parasite species. (Brood Parasite
means the birds who lay eggs in the nests of other birds Cuckoo i.e. Koyal is
known for this)
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. One of the most captivating features of this bird
is its bright blood-red eyes
Before their breeding season between June and
September, the courtship display of these monogamous birds involves the male
trying to woo a female by chasing after her on the ground and bringing her
gifts of food. If she accepts, with a droop of wings, they bond and go into the
nesting process
Bharadwaj Bird is one of the members of the
genus Centropus. The genus has nearly 30 species of birds from the cuckoo
family. This species has divided into several subspecies and some of them were
separated as individual species
Some subspecies of Bharadwaj Bird are
- Race parroti, Race intermedius, Race bubutus, Race anonymous, and Race
kangeangensis
The large bird Bharadwaj mostly eats a
wide variety of insects, caterpillars, and small vertebrates. Along with this
occasion, they also eat bird eggs, nestlings, fruits, and seeds
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Learning of the day
State Bird of Maharashtra
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Yellow-footed green pigeons are herbivores. They feed on various fruits,
berries, and crops. They also feed on buds, shoots, and various grains
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https://btwildart.blogspot.com/2019/10/high-five-hariyal.html
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