Sulawesi cuckoo

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Sulawesi cuckoo
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Adult Sulawesi cuckoo
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Cuculidae
Genus: Cuculus
Species:
C. crassirostris
Binomial name
Cuculus crassirostris
(Walden, 1872)
Synonyms

Hierococcyx crassirostris

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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.

References

  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.