The Coucal’s Nest Krishna Prasad V KThe Greater Coucal, also known as the Crow Pheasant is a pigeon sized tropical bird native to India and South East Asia. It has a black body with copper red wings. Its eyes are ruby red in colour. Its muffled cry is familiar to all Malayalees. It is variously known as Uppan, Chempothu and Chakoram in Malayalam. I..