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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
30/04/2024 09:45:45 AM
Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
NT
Violaceous Coucal*
Id (Atlas):
Centropus violaceus
Description (10 )
Violaceous Coucal
© flickr.com
Other Names (World)
Violaceous Coucal, Giant Forest Coucal
Family
Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
Size
64 cm
First Described (Guide )
Quoy & Gaimard, 1830
Habitat
Lowland rainforest. From sea-level - 800 m.
Papua New Guinea (B) (NB).
New Britain and New Ireland.
 
Population
Estimated population is 10,000 - 19,999 (2010) and decreasing.
Status NT
Habitat destruction through conversion to oil palm plantations is the main threat.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
Voice
A deep resonant 'wooo....woo-oop' sometimes as part of a duet in which the first bird calls a series of low-pitched notes with the second replying at a higher pitch, the resulting sound be analogous to a giant hiccup.
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (5)... )
Listen to XC502671
Violaceous Coucal (Centropus violaceus ) [XC502671 ]
by Rolf A. de By from Garu WMA, West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea (call)
Listen to XC502663
Violaceous Coucal (Centropus violaceus ) [XC502663 ]
by Barry Edmonston from Garu WMA, West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea (call)
Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Goliath Coucal (Centropus goliath ) and Ivory-billed Coucal (Centropus menbeki ).
No subspecies.
References
See References .
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Violaceous Coucal see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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