Kai coucal

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Kai coucal
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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

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]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2024). "Centropus spilopterus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2024 e.T22684212A263696378. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T22684212A263696378.en . Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  2. "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List" . Retrieved 2021-06-18.