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Goliath Coucal

Centropus goliath Bonaparte, 1850

The goliath coucal is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found in the northern Maluku Islands. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Cuculiformes
Family:
  Cuculidae
Genus:
   Centropus
Scientific:
  Centropus goliath

Original description

Citation:
  Bonaparte, 1850

Reference:
  Consp.Gen.Av. p.108

Protonym:
  Centropus goliath

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43560167

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  27F3C2C3E5000CD9

Avibase ID:
  avibase-27F3C2C3

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/27F3C2C3

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 554748

Geographic range:

  • Centropus goliath: N Moluccas (Morotai, Halmahera, Tidore, Bacan and Obi)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Goliath Coucal
Catalan:
Cucal goliat
Czech:
kukačka goliáš
Danish:
Kæmpesporegøg
German:
Goliathkuckuck
Spanish:
Cucal Goliat
Spanish (Spain):
Cucal Goliat
Finnish:
isokukaali
French:
Coucal goliath
Croatian:
veliki kukal
Hungarian:
óriás-bozótkakukk
Italian:
Cucal golia
Japanese (romaji):
onibanken
Japanese:
オニバンケン
Lithuanian:
gigantiškoji pentinuotoji gegutė
Dutch:
Goliathspoorkoekoek
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Goliatsporegauk
Norwegian:
Goliatsporegjøk
Polish:
kukal olbrzymi
Portuguese:
cucal-golias
Russian:
Кукаль-голиаф
Slovak:
ostrohár molucký
Serbian:
Džinovski kukal
Swedish:
goliatsporrgök
Ukrainian:
Коукал білокрилий
Chinese:
巨鸦鹃
Chinese (Traditional):
哥利亞斯鴉鵑

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Goliath Coucal ( Centropus goliath)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Goliath Coucal ( Centropus goliath)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Coucal goliath ( Centropus goliath)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Coucal goliath ( Centropus goliath)
Clements 1st edition:
Goliath Cuckoo ( Centropus goliath)
Clements, version 2021:
Goliath Coucal ( Centropus goliath)
Clements 3rd edition:
Goliath Cuckoo ( Centropus goliath)
Clements 4th edition:
Goliath Coucal ( Centropus goliath)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Goliath Coucal ( Centropus goliath)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
Goliath Coucal ( Centropus goliath)
eBird version 2021:
Goliath Coucal ( Centropus goliath)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Large Coucal ( Centropus goliath)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Large Coucal ( Centropus goliath)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Goliath Coucal ( Centropus goliath)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Goliath Coucal ( Centropus goliath)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Goliath Coucal ( Centropus goliath)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Goliath Coucal ( Centropus goliath)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Goliath Coucal ( Centropus goliath)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Goliath Coucal ( Centropus goliath)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Goliath Coucal ( Centropus goliath)
Oriental Bird Club:
Goliath Coucal ( Centropus goliath)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Centropus goliath
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Centropus goliath
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Centropus goliath
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Goliath Coucal ( Centropus goliath)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Goliath Coucal ( Centropus goliath)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Goliath Coucal ( Centropus goliath)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Goliath Coucal ( Centropus goliath)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Centropus goliath
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Centropus goliath

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Other synonyms


Catalan: Cucal goliat
Czech: Kukacka goliáš, kukačka goliáš
Danish: Kæmpesporegøg
German: Goliathkuckuck
English: Giant Coucal, Goliath Coucal, Goliath Cuckoo, Large Coucal
English, HBW: Goliath Coucal
English (IOC): Goliath Coucal
English (United States): Goliath Coucal
Spanish: Cucal Goliat
Spanish (Spain): Cucal Goliat
Spanish (HBW): Goliath Coucal
Estonian: suur-kannuskägu
Finnish: Isokukaali
French: Coucal goliath
Croatian: veliki kukal
Hungarian: óriás-bozótkakukk
Indonesian: Bubut Goliath
Italian: Cucal golia, Cuculo fagiano gigante
Japanese (romaji): onibanken
Japanese: オニバンケン
Scientific: Centropus goliath
Lithuanian: Gigantiškoji pentiniuotoji gegutė, gigantiškoji pentinuotoji gegutė
Dutch: Goliathspoorkoekoek
Norwegian Nynorsk: Goliatsporegauk
Norwegian: Goliatsporegjøk
Polish: kukal olbrzymi
Portuguese: cucal-golias
Portuguese (Portugal): cucal-golias
Russian: Кукаль-голиаф, Шпорцевая кукушка голиаф
Slovak: ostrohár molucký
Serbian: Džinovski kukal
Swedish: Goliatsporrgök
Turkish: Zalim kukal
Ukrainian: Коукал білокрилий
Chinese: 巨鸦鹃
Chinese (Traditional): 哥利亞斯鴉鵑

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