Sunda coucal

Sunda coucal
At Mangrove, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Cuculidae
Genus: Centropus
Species: C. nigrorufus
Binomial name
Centropus nigrorufus
(Cuvier, 1817)

The Sunda coucal (Centropus nigrorufus) is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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