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Violaceous Coucal

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Alternative name: Violet Coucal

Centropus violaceus

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[edit] Identification

64cm. Black with a violet sheen, red iris, black eye-ring surround by whitish bare skin, black bill and legs, feet variously white, light brown or slaty blue.

[edit] Distribution

Papua New Guinea.

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic.

[edit] Habitat

Moist lowland forests.

[edit] Behaviour

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