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.
Sulawesi cuckoo | |
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Adult Sulawesi cuckoo | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Cuculiformes |
Family: | Cuculidae |
Genus: | Cuculus |
Species: | C. crassirostris
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Binomial name | |
Cuculus crassirostris (Walden, 1872)
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Synonyms | |
Hierococcyx crassirostris |
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Payne, Robert B. (2005) The Cuckoos, Oxford University Press.