Pheasant Coucal
Centropus phasianinus(Latham, J, 1801)
English (US) Pheasant Coucal
The Pheasant Coucal (Centropus phasianinus) 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 phasianinus
- Family
- Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Pheasant Coucal
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1801)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.
- Centropus phasianinus mui
- Centropus phasianinus spilopterus
- Centropus phasianinus propinquus
- Centropus phasianinus nigricans
- Centropus phasianinus thierfelderi
- Centropus phasianinus melanurus
- Centropus phasianinus phasianinus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cuculus phasianinus
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1801)
- Type locality
- New Holland, restricted to New South Wales by Gould, infra.
- Original description
- Supplementum indicis ornithologici, sive systematis ornithologiæ p.xxx
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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