Black-billed Coucal (Centropus bernsteini)

Other Names (World)
Black-billed Coucal, Lesser Black Coucal, Black Scrub Coucal, Bernstein's Coucal

Family
Cuculidae (Cuckoos)

Size
46 cm

First Described (Guide)
Schlegel, 1866

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry shrubland. From sea-level - 500 m.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (B), Papua New Guinea (B).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Three slow hoots.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (8)...)

Black-billed Coucal (Centropus bernsteini) [XC38134]
by Iain Woxvold from Dablin Creek road, Tabubil, Western Province, Papua New Guinea (song?)

Black-billed Coucal (Centropus bernsteini) [XC18636]
by Bas van Balen from Kiunga-Tabubil road, km 17, Western Province, Papua New Guinea (song)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Kai Coucal (Centropus spilopterus), Pheasant Coucal (Centropus phasianinus) and Biak Coucal (Centropus chalybeus).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

bernsteini Schlegel, 1866 - Western and central New Guinea east to Simbang and the Sattelberg.
manam Mayr, 1937 - Manam I (north-eastern New Guinea).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Black-billed Coucal (Centropus bernsteini) - 10 files

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