Ivory-billed Coucal
Centropus menbekiLesson, RP; Garnot, P, 1828
English (US) Ivory-billed Coucal
The Ivory-billed Coucal (Centropus menbeki) 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.
- Scientific name
- Centropus menbeki
- Family
- Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Ivory-billed Coucal
- Described by
- Lesson, RP; Garnot, P, 1828
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Centropus menbeki menbeki
- Centropus menbeki aruensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Centropus Menbeki
- Described by
- Lesson, RP; Garnot, P, 1828
- Type locality
- New Guinea = Dorey [now Manokwari].
- Original description
- Voyage autour du Monde exécuté par ordre du Roi, sur la Corvette de Sa Majesté, La Coquille, pendant les années 1822, 1823, 1824 et 1825 (etc.). Zoologie Atlas, 1 livr.6 pl.33
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Buff-headed Coucal
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White-necked Coucal
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Biak Coucal
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Rufous Coucal
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Green-billed Coucal
Centropus chlororhynchos
Black-faced Coucal
Centropus melanops
Short-toed Coucal
Centropus rectunguis
Black-hooded Coucal
Centropus steerii
Bay Coucal
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