Biak coucal
| Biak coucal | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cuculiformes |
| Family: | Cuculidae |
| Genus: | Centropus |
| Species: | C. chalybeus
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| Binomial name | |
| Centropus chalybeus (Salvadori, 1875)
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The Biak coucal (Centropus chalybeus) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is endemic to West Papua, Indonesia.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Centropus chalybeus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List near threatened species
- Centropus
- Birds of the Schouten Islands
- Birds described in 1875
- Endemic fauna of the Biak–Numfoor rain forests
- Cuculiformes stubs