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Genus: ''Centropus'' | Genus: ''Centropus'' | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | + | Coucals are found in [[Africa]], [[Asia]], and [[Australasia]].<br /> | |
| + | These are medium-sized to large birds, with long, broad tails.<br /> | ||
| + | Most species are rather shy and skulking and feed on or near the ground. They aren't brood parasites. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | ''Centropus'' is a genus in the Family [[: Category:Cuculidae|Cuculidae]]. | + | ''Centropus'' is a genus in the Family [[: Category:Cuculidae|Cuculidae]].<br /> |
| + | This genus is sometimes placed in its own family [[:Category:Centropodidae|Centropodidae]] | ||
| + | {{Nav-Centropus}} | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-HBWVol4}} | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
[[Category:Cuculidae]] | [[Category:Cuculidae]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:15, 9 October 2013
Genus: Centropus
Description
Coucals are found in Africa, Asia, and Australasia.
These are medium-sized to large birds, with long, broad tails.
Most species are rather shy and skulking and feed on or near the ground. They aren't brood parasites.
Taxonomy
Centropus is a genus in the Family Cuculidae.
This genus is sometimes placed in its own family Centropodidae
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| C. milo | Buff-headed Coucal | ||
| C. ateralbus | Pied Coucal | ||
| C. chalybeus | Biak Coucal | ||
| C. menbeki | Greater Black Coucal | ||
| C. unirufus | Rufous Coucal | ||
| C. chlororhynchos | Green-billed Coucal | ||
| C. melanops | Black-faced Coucal | ||
| C. rectunguis | Short-toed Coucal | ||
| C. steerii | Black-hooded Coucal | ||
| C. celebensis | Bay Coucal | ||
| C. anselli | Gabon Coucal | ||
| C. leucogaster | Black-throated Coucal | ||
| C. senegalensis | Senegal Coucal | ||
| C. monachus | Blue-headed Coucal | ||
| C. cupreicaudus | Coppery-tailed Coucal | ||
| C. superciliosus | White-browed Coucal | ||
| C. nigrorufus | Sunda Coucal | ||
| C. andamanensis | Andaman Coucal | ||
| C. sinensis | Greater Coucal | ||
| C. goliath | Goliath Coucal | ||
| C. toulou | Malagasy Coucal | ||
| C. grillii | Black Coucal | ||
| C. viridis | Philippine Coucal | ||
| C. bengalensis | Lesser Coucal | ||
| C. violaceus | Violaceous Coucal | ||
| C. bernsteini | Lesser Black Coucal | ||
| C. phasianinus | Pheasant Coucal | ||
References
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliot, and J Sargatal, eds. 1997. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 4: Sandgrouse to Cuckoos. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334221
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Centropus. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Centropus
Pages in category ‘Centropus’
The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total.
