Southern Limit of the Pheasant Coucal

["Philip Veerman" <>]

Hi Alan,

This is my response just sent to the  (along 
with some other messages to that list. I did not see where it went to BA):

Sorry but I suggest there is a little confusion in this discussion. Pheasant 
Coucal is a large terrestrial cuckoo. I doubt the bird seen is a Pheasant 
Coucal. Like Ian, I suggest lyrebird or even an escaped domestic pheasant (any 
of various possible species) is more likely (depending on what the observer 
actually saw). Also "Pheasant-tailed Coucal" seems to be confusing names 
between Pheasant-tailed Jacana (which it surely isn't) and Pheasant Coucal. As 
for Caroline's comparison with koel and channel-billed cuckoos, it is not such 
a strong link. There is a big difference as these other two are strong fliers 
and are long-distance migrants that would normally arrive close to our region.

Philip