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
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Cuculidae
Genus: Centropus
Species:
C. spilopterus
Binomial name
Centropus spilopterus
G.R. Gray, 1858
Synonyms

Centropus phasianinus spilopterus

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-06-18.