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Violaceous coucal

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Violaceous coucal
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Cuculidae
Genus: Centropus
Species:
C. violaceus
Binomial name
Centropus violaceus
Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
Approximate distribution map

(Papua New Guinea)

  Year-round

The violaceous coucal or violet coucal (Centropus violaceus) is a cuckoo species in the family Cuculidae. It is endemic to the Bismarck Archipelago (Papua New Guinea). Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Due to a large range and a population that is not decreasing at a sufficient rate for immediate concern, it is classified as Least concern.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2021). "Centropus violaceus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T22684198A198370656. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22684198A198370656.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.