Ivory-billed coucal

The ivory-billed coucal or greater black coucal (Centropus menbeki) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found in the Aru Islands and New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.

Ivory-billed coucal

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Cuculidae
Genus: Centropus
Species:
C. menbeki
Binomial name
Centropus menbeki
Lesson & Garnot, 1828

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Centropus menbeki". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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