Goliath Coucal
Centropus goliathBonaparte, CLJL, 1850
English (US) Goliath Coucal
The Goliath Coucal (Centropus goliath) 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: northern Moluccas (Morotai, Halmahera, Tidore, Bacan, and Obi)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Centropus goliath
- Family
- Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Goliath Coucal
- Described by
- Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850
- Type locality
- Gilolo (=Halmahera).
- Original description
- Conspectus generum avium 1 p.108
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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