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[[Image:Bay coucal.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo &copy; by {{user|James+Eaton|James Eaton}}<br />[[Sulawesi]],  [[Indonesia]]]]
 
;[[:Category:Centropus|Centropus]] celebensis
 
;[[:Category:Centropus|Centropus]] celebensis
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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[[Image:Bay coucal.jpeg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|darwin1601|darwin1601}}<br />Tangkoko, [[Sulawesi]], [[Indonesia]], December 2018]]
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44 - 50cm (17¼-19¾ in)
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* plumage mostly rufous
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* crown grey
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* back olive-grey
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* wings wine-rufous
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* eye red
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* bill black
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Subspecies ''rufescens'' more rufous on head, back and breast
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Juveniles similar to adults but with paler throat and breast and light grey eye.
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==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
[[Indonesia]].
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Endemic to [[Sulawesi]] and adjacent islands ([[Indonesia]]).<br />
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Locally common but status and biology poorly known.
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
There are  subspecies
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Forms a [[Dictionary_P-S#S|superspecies]] with [[Rufous Coucal]].
* ''C. c. celebensis''
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====Subspecies====
* ''C. c. rufescens''
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Clements recognises the following subspecies [[#References|[1]]]:
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*''C. c. celebensis'': Northern [[Sulawesi]] and Togian Islands
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*''C. c. rufescens'': Central and southern [[Sulawesi]], Labuan Blanda, Muna and Butung islands
  
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
Moist lowland forests and montanes.
 
Moist lowland forests and montanes.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
 
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Behaviour similar to [[:Category:Phaenicophaeus|malkohas]]. Often climbs through lianas and thick foliage and often in small groups. Frequently associate with malkohas and macaques.
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====Diet====
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Feeds on large insects, mainly Orthoptera, locusts and beetles.
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====Breeding====
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No information about breeding.
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====Movements====
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This is a resident species.
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==Gallery==
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Click on image to enlarge
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<gallery>
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Image:Bay_Coucal.jpg|Photo &copy; by {{user|James+Eaton|James Eaton}}<br />[[Dumoga Bone National Park]], Sulawesi, [[Indonesia]], September 2004
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</gallery>
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#{{Ref-HBWVol4}}#Avibase
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{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Centropus+celebensis}}  
 
{{GSearch|Centropus+celebensis}}  
*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=475&Bird_Image_ID=19837&Bird_Family_ID=80 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages]
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Centropus]]  [[Category:Missing Images]]
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Centropus]]

Latest revision as of 17:34, 12 October 2023

Centropus celebensis

Identification

Juvenile
Photo © by darwin1601
Tangkoko, Sulawesi, Indonesia, December 2018

44 - 50cm (17¼-19¾ in)

  • plumage mostly rufous
  • crown grey
  • back olive-grey
  • wings wine-rufous
  • eye red
  • bill black

Subspecies rufescens more rufous on head, back and breast Juveniles similar to adults but with paler throat and breast and light grey eye.

Distribution

Endemic to Sulawesi and adjacent islands (Indonesia).
Locally common but status and biology poorly known.

Taxonomy

Forms a superspecies with Rufous Coucal.

Subspecies

Clements recognises the following subspecies [1]:

  • C. c. celebensis: Northern Sulawesi and Togian Islands
  • C. c. rufescens: Central and southern Sulawesi, Labuan Blanda, Muna and Butung islands

Habitat

Moist lowland forests and montanes.

Behaviour

Behaviour similar to malkohas. Often climbs through lianas and thick foliage and often in small groups. Frequently associate with malkohas and macaques.

Diet

Feeds on large insects, mainly Orthoptera, locusts and beetles.

Breeding

No information about breeding.

Movements

This is a resident species.

Gallery

Click on image to enlarge

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Del Hoyo, J, A Elliot, and J Sargatal, eds. 1997. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 4: Sandgrouse to Cuckoos. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334221
  3. Avibase

Recommended Citation

External Links

GSearch checked for 2020 platform.

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