Blue-headed Coucal
Centropus monachusRĂĽppell, WPES, 1837
English (US) Blue-headed Coucal
The Blue-headed Coucal (Centropus monachus) 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 monachus
- Family
- Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Blue-headed Coucal
- Described by
- RĂĽppell, WPES, 1837
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Centropus monachus occidentalis
- Centropus monachus fischeri
- Centropus monachus monachus
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- RĂĽppell, WPES, 1837
- Type locality
- Kulla, northern Ethiopia.
- Original description
- Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Vögel p.57 pl.21 fig.2
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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