Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
Buff-headed Coucal (Centropus milo) - HBW 4, p. 585
French: Coucal à tête fauve
German: Blaßkopfkuckuck
Spanish: Cucal Milo
Taxonomy: Centropus Milo Gould, 1856, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands.
Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- albidiventris Rothschild, 1904 - Vella Lavella, Kolombangara, Near Georgia, Gizo and Rendova (WC Solomons).
- milo Gould, 1856 - Guadalcanal and Florida Is (S Solomons).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A close-up of a juvenile perched in a tree, seen from below. Locality Vella Lavella Island, Western Province, Solomon Islands (ssp albidiventris)
Josep del Hoyo 13 October 2010 2 years ago 32 sec 4.3 -
An adult bird perched and walking on a palm leaf. Locality Vella Lavella Island, Western Province, Solomon Islands (ssp albidiventris)
Josep del Hoyo 13 October 2010 2 years ago 24 sec 4.2 -
An adult bird foraging in a tree. Locality Vella Lavella Island, Western Province, Solomon Islands (ssp albidiventris)
Josep del Hoyo 13 October 2010 2 years ago 32 sec 3.8 -
A juvenile moving in a tree. Locality Mount Austen, Guadalcanal Island, Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands (ssp milo)
Josep del Hoyo 27 September 2010 2 years ago 26 sec 3 -
A view of two birds in a tree Locality Mount Austen, Guadalcanal Island, Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands (ssp milo)
Peter Fraser 31 March 2007 5 years ago 17 sec 2.6
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An adult on a palm leaf.
Locality Vella Lavella Island, Western Province, Solomon Islands (ssp albidiventris)
Josep del Hoyo 13 October 2010 2 years ago 3.5
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Raucous calls of one bird. Locality Vella Lavella Island, Western Province, Solomon Islands
(ssp albidiventris)
Josep del Hoyo 13 October 2010 2 years ago 4.5 -
A bird giving its characteristic raucous calls. Locality Mount Austen, Guadalcanal Island, Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands
(ssp milo)
Josep del Hoyo 22 September 2010 2 years ago 3.7 -
A bird giving raucous calls of different type. Locality Mount Austen, Guadalcanal Island, Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands
(ssp milo)
Josep del Hoyo 22 September 2010 2 years ago 3.5
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