Rufous Coucal
Centropus unirufus(Cabanis, JL; Heine, F, 1863)
English (US) Rufous Coucal
The Rufous Coucal (Centropus unirufus) 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 Philippines (Luzon, Polillo, and Catanduanes)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Centropus unirufus
- Family
- Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Rufous Coucal
- Described by
- (Cabanis, JL; Heine, F, 1863)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Pyrrhocentor unirufus
- Described by
- (Cabanis, JL; Heine, F, 1863)
- Type locality
- Philippines i.e., Luzon.
- Original description
- Museum Heineanum. Verzeichniss der orithologischen Sammlung des Oberamtmann Ferdinand Heine 4, heft 1 p.118,note
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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