Against a Starry Night Sky

Against a starry night sky arching over a dark mountain silhouette, a centered close-up, selectively illuminated by cool, top-down, low-key lighting, reveals five coucals whose forms, exquisitely detailed with rich ornamentation, include a glossy black bird with deep ruby red eyes, chestnut brown wings, and a heavy-set bill perching beside a matte black companion that features bright red eyes, rufous wings, a horn-colored beak, and slightly shaggy neck feathers. Nearby, a third coucal's iridescent black body shimmers with crimson eyes, dark brown wings, a solid black beak, and strong zygodactyl feet, while a fourth displays deep blue-black plumage, an orange-red iris, black-edged wings, and a dark grey beak. A final brownish-black coucal, distinguished by buff streaks on its breast, observant dark brown eyes, and a strong decurved beak, completes the gathering.