White-crowned Cuckoo
Caliechthrus leucolophus(Müller, S, 1840)
English (US) White-crowned Cuckoo
The White-crowned Cuckoo (Caliechthrus leucolophus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Cuculidae (Cuckoos) in the order Cuculiformes.
Range: New Guinea, including Salawati (Raja Ampat Islands, off western New Guinea)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Caliechthrus leucolophus
- Family
- Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-crowned Cuckoo
- Described by
- (Müller, S, 1840)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Cuculus leucolophus
- Described by
- (Müller, S, 1840)
- Type locality
- Lobo Bay, New Guinea.
- Original description
- Verhandelingen over de natuurlijke geschiedenis der Nederlandsche overzeesche bezittingen, Zoologie Land-Volk. pt1 p.22,233
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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