Sulawesi cuckoo

Sulawesi cuckoo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Cuculidae
Genus: Cuculus
Species: C. crassirostris
Binomial name
Cuculus crassirostris
Walden, 1872
Synonyms

Hierococcyx crassirostris

The Sulawesi cuckoo (Cuculus crassirostris) is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family. 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 (2012). "Cuculus crassirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. Payne, Robert B. (2005) The Cuckoos, Oxford University Press.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, August 17, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.