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 NT    Rufous Coucal* Id (Atlas):
    Centropus unirufus

Description (8)
Image of Rufous Coucal
 

Family
Cuculidae (Cuckoos)

Size
39 cm

First Described (Guide)
Cabanis & Heine, 1863

Habitat
Lowland and hill forest with tangled undergrowth, mature secondary growth, selectively logged and degraded forest, bamboo areas.

Range (Guide)
Philippines (B).

Luzon, Polillo and Catanduanes (northern Philippines).
 
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) and decreasing.

Status NT
Destruction of forest through logging, mining operations and agricultural expansion for plantation agriculture and small-holder farming is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (9)...)

 
Rufous Coucal (Centropus unirufus) [XC605491]
     by Jelle Scharringa from Pagbilao, Quezon, Calabarzon, Philippines (call)

 
Rufous Coucal (Centropus unirufus) [XC270011]
     by Paul Noakes from Subic Bay, Bataan, Central Luzon, Philippines (call)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Bay Coucal (Centropus celebensis).

No subspecies.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Rufous Coucal (Centropus unirufus) - 8 files


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