Biak Coucal
Centropus chalybeus(Salvadori, AT, 1876)
English (US) Biak Coucal
The Biak Coucal (Centropus chalybeus) 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: Biak (Cenderawasih Bay, off northwestern New Guinea)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Centropus chalybeus
- Family
- Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Biak Coucal
- Described by
- (Salvadori, AT, 1876)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Nesocentor chalybeus
- Described by
- (Salvadori, AT, 1876)
- Type locality
- Misori.
- Original description
- Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 7(1875) p.915
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Ivory-billed Coucal
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Rufous Coucal
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Black-faced Coucal
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Black-hooded Coucal
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