pheasant coucal noun1 •A species of coucal, Centropus phasianinus, of Indonesia, New Guinea, and Australia.‘Look,’ she said, excited, waving a spotted feather. ‘[…] I'll tell ya why dort, it's a sign.’ Yep, thought Kerry, a sign that a pheasant coucal had passed by in the past few hours. — 2018 formspheasant coucals