Biak coucal

The Biak coucal (Centropus chalybeus) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is endemic to West Papua, Indonesia.

Biak coucal

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Cuculidae
Genus: Centropus
Species:
C. chalybeus
Binomial name
Centropus chalybeus
(Salvadori, 1875)

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Centropus chalybeus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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