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Centropus rectunguis

Short-toed Coucal


Centropus rectunguis

Strickland, HE, 1847
Cucal de Strickland
Family: Cuculidae
Order: Cuculiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Vulnerable


Description


The short-toed coucal (Centropus rectunguis) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Source: Wikipedia, article Centropus rectunguis. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
4805023/10/2012IndonesiaEast KalimantanZona de Sangata, Parque Nacional KutaiCarmelo López Abad
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Short-toed Coucal (Centropus rectunguis) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 15/09/2026.