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[[Image:Bay coucal.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|James+Eaton|James Eaton}}<br />[[Sulawesi]], [[Indonesia]]]] | [[Image:Bay coucal.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|James+Eaton|James Eaton}}<br />[[Sulawesi]], [[Indonesia]]]] | ||
;[[:Category:Centropus|Centropus]] celebensis | ;[[:Category:Centropus|Centropus]] celebensis | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 44 - 50cm. | ||
| + | * Mostly rufous plumage | ||
| + | * Grey crown | ||
| + | * Olive-grey back | ||
| + | * Wine-rufous wings | ||
| + | * Red eye | ||
| + | * Black bill | ||
| + | * ''rufescens'' more rufous on head, back and breast | ||
| + | Juveniles similar to adults but with paler throat and breast and light grey eye. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Endemic to | + | Endemic to [[Sulawesi]] and adjacent islands ([[Indonesia]]).<br /> |
| + | Locally common but status and biology poorly known. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
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Moist lowland forests and montanes. | Moist lowland forests and montanes. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | Behaviour similar to [[:Category:Phaenicophaeus|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== | ==Gallery== | ||
Click on image to enlarge | Click on image to enlarge | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug13}}#{{Ref-HBWVol4}}#Avibase |
#Wikipedia | #Wikipedia | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
Revision as of 08:29, 5 October 2013
- Centropus celebensis
Identification
44 - 50cm.
- Mostly rufous plumage
- Grey crown
- Olive-grey back
- Wine-rufous wings
- Red eye
- Black bill
- 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
Subspecies
There are 2 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
Photo by James Eaton
Dumoga Bone National Park, Sulawesi, Indonesia, September 2004
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- 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
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Bay Coucal. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 16 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bay_Coucal
