Short-toed Coucal
Centropus rectunguisStrickland, HE, 1847
English (US) Short-toed Coucal
The Short-toed Coucal (Centropus rectunguis) 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: Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and BorneoRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Centropus rectunguis
- Family
- Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Short-toed Coucal
- Described by
- Strickland, HE, 1847
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Strickland, HE, 1847
- Type locality
- Malacca.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.14, no.165 p.104
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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