The Kai coucal (Centropus spilopterus) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is endemic to the Kai Islands of Indonesia. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the pheasant coucal (C. phasianus).[2]
Kai coucal | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Cuculiformes |
Family: | Cuculidae |
Genus: | Centropus |
Species: | C. spilopterus
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Binomial name | |
Centropus spilopterus G.R. Gray, 1858
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Synonyms | |
Centropus phasianinus spilopterus |
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Centropus spilopterus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22684212A93018899. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22684212A93018899.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-06-18.