The Sulawesi cuckoo (Cuculus crassirostris) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is often known as the Sulawesi hawk-cuckoo but appears not to be related to the other hawk-cuckoos.[2] It is endemic to Sulawesi Island in Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Sulawesi cuckoo
Adult Sulawesi cuckoo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Cuculidae
Genus: Cuculus
Species:
C. crassirostris
Binomial name
Cuculus crassirostris
(Walden, 1872)
Synonyms

Hierococcyx crassirostris

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Cuculus crassirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22683827A130085733. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22683827A130085733.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ Payne, Robert B. (2005) The Cuckoos, Oxford University Press.