Violaceous coucal
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| Violaceous coucal | |
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| File:Lossy-page1-2923px-Centropus violaceus - 1838 - Print - Iconographia Zoologica - Special Collections University of Amsterdam - UBA01 IZ18800171.png | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cuculiformes |
| Family: | Cuculidae |
| Genus: | Centropus |
| Species: | C. violaceus
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| Binomial name | |
| Centropus violaceus | |
| File:Centropus violaceus map.svg | |
| Approximate distribution map
(Papua New Guinea) Year-round
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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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