Sulawesi cuckoo
Sulawesi cuckoo | |
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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
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Cuculus crassirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Payne, Robert B. (2005) The Cuckoos, Oxford University Press.
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