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Black-billed Coucal

Centropus bernsteiniSchlegel, H, 1866

English (US) Black-billed Coucal

The Black-billed Coucal (Centropus bernsteini) 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 Batanta (Raja Ampat Islands) and ManamRange summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Centropus bernsteini
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Black-billed Coucal
Described by
Schlegel, H, 1866

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Centropus Bernsteini
Described by
Schlegel, H, 1866
Type locality
Salawati and the opposite coast of New Guinea = New Guinea; the species is not known to occur on Salawati.
Original description
Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde 3 p.251

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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