Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
Goliath Coucal (Centropus goliath) - HBW 4, p. 586
French: Coucal goliath
German: Goliathkuckuck
Spanish: Cucal Goliat
Other common names: Giant/Large Coucal
Taxonomy: Centropus goliath Bonaparte, 1850, Halmahera.
Forms a superspecies with C. violaceus and C. menbeki. Monotypic.
Distribution: N Moluccas, on Ternate, Morotai, Halmahera, Tidore, Bacan and Obi.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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adult clambering up a tree, initially with wings held open Locality Kali Batu Putih, Halmahera, Maluku Islands (Indonesia) (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 6 September 2004 1 year ago 34 sec 3 -
Two views of birds moving in trees. Locality Foli, Halmahera, Maluku Islands (Indonesia)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 15 August 2009 34 weeks ago 21 sec 2.6
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An adult sitting on an exposed perch.
Locality Foli, Halmahera, Maluku Islands (Indonesia) (Monotypic species)
David Beadle 20 October 2011 8 weeks ago 3.8
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