Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
Violaceous Coucal (Centropus violaceus) - HBW 4, p. 586
French: Coucal violet
German: Purpurkuckuck
Spanish: Cucal Violáceo
Other common names: Giant Forest Coucal
Taxonomy: Centropus violaceus Quoy and Gaimard, 1830, Carteret Harbor, New Ireland.
Forms a superspecies with C. goliath and C. menbeki. Monotypic.
Distribution: New Britain and New Ireland.
- Near Threatened Enlarge map
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A bird moving around in a tree Locality New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 1 September 2008 3 years ago 17 sec 3
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Adults calling
Locality Pokili Wildlife Management Area, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago (Monotypic species)
Nik Borrow 5 June 2010 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4
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A bird calling Locality New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago
Keith Blomerley 1 September 2008 2 years ago 4
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