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Definition of crow-pheasant in English: crow-pheasantnoun A coucal (bird), especially the greater coucal, which has black plumage with chestnut wings and back and is found in southern Asia. Genus Centropus, family Cuculidae, especially C. sinensis Example sentencesExamples - Birds such as koel, mynas, babblers, kingfishers, hoper and crow-pheasants are also found here.
- Warblers, red-vented bulbuls and crow-pheasants will keep company for some time.
- Originally classed with the Cuculidae, the coucals (crow-pheasants) have been given a separate family by Sibley and Monroe.
- It prompted numerous bird species - bulbuls, barbets, hill mynahs and crow-pheasants - to begin their orchestra.
Definition of crow-pheasant in US English: crow-pheasantnounˈkrōˌfez(ə)nt A coucal, especially the greater coucal, which has black plumage with chestnut wings and back and is found in southern Asia. Genus Centropus, family Cuculidae, especially C. sinensis Example sentencesExamples - It prompted numerous bird species - bulbuls, barbets, hill mynahs and crow-pheasants - to begin their orchestra.
- Warblers, red-vented bulbuls and crow-pheasants will keep company for some time.
- Birds such as koel, mynas, babblers, kingfishers, hoper and crow-pheasants are also found here.
- Originally classed with the Cuculidae, the coucals (crow-pheasants) have been given a separate family by Sibley and Monroe.
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