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Burchell's Coucal (Centropus burchelli) in iSimangaliso Wetland Park at St. Lucia. This bird's call resembles the sound of water pouring from a bottle. In southern Africa, this is believed to signal impending rain and the bird is nicknamed "Rainbird."