The coucal kills snakes by battering them against the ground or a branch.

Don't miss out on the headlines from Bundaberg. Followed categories will be added to My News. It is the only Australian cuckoo to build its own nest and does not lay its eggs in other birds' nests. It ...

They have some rather odd behaviour and when disturbed they will climb to the top of a tree and then fly to a nearby tree. If they are disturbed on the ground they will run rather than fly, or fly ...

Africa's Senegal coucal, a ground-dwelling bird, expertly hunts snakes, its primary prey. While snakes rely on venom or ...

It is the only Australian cuckoo to build its own nest and does not lay its eggs in other birds' nests. It has a long tail and short rounded wings. In its breeding plumage, it has a black head, neck ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Gladstone. Followed categories will be added to My News. They have some rather odd behaviour and when disturbed they will climb to the top of a tree and then fly ...