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Violaceous Coucal
Centropus violaceus Quoy & Gaimard, 1830
The Violaceous Coucal or Violet Coucal (Centropus violaceus) is a cuckoo species in the family Cuculidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Source: Wikipedia
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Order:
Cuculiformes
Family:
Cuculidae
Genus:
Centropus
Scientific:
Centropus violaceus
Citation:
Quoy & Gaimard, 1830
Reference:
Voy.AstrolabeZool. 1 p.229
Protonym:
Centropus violaceus
Avibase ID:
C6B5882B79C0D6E1
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/C6B5882B
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554749
NEAR THREATENED
Geographic range:
- Centropus violaceus: Bismarck Archipelago (New Ireland and New Britain)
Source: Clements checklist
Violaceous Coucal
Czech:
kukačka purpurová
German:
Purpurkuckuck
Danish:
Violet Sporegøg
Spanish:
Cucal Violáceo
Finnish:
violettikukaali
French:
Coucal violet
Italian:
Cucal violaceo
Japanese:
sumirebanken
Japanese:
スミレバンケン
Dutch:
Violette Spoorkoekoek
Norwegian:
Fiolettsporegjøk
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Fiolettsporegauk
Polish:
kukal fioletowy
Russian:
Пурпурная шпорцевая кукушка
Slovak:
ostrohár fialový
Swedish:
violett sporrgök
Ukrainian:
Коукал фіолетовий
Chinese:
紫鸦鹃
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Coucal violet ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Coucal violet ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Clements 1st edition: Violaceous Cuckoo ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Violaceous Cuckoo ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Clements 4th edition: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Clements 6th edition: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Clements, version 2015: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Clements, version 2016: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Clements, version 2017: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Clements, version 2018: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| eBird version 1.50: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| eBird version 1.52: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| eBird version 1.53: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| eBird version 1.54: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| eBird version 1.55: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| eBird version 2015: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| eBird version 2016: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| eBird version 2017: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| eBird version 2018: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Violet Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Violet Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Violet Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Violet Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Violet Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Violet Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Violet Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Violet Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Violet Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| James Lee Peters: Centropus violaceus |
| James Lee Peters (original): Centropus violaceus |
| James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Centropus violaceus |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Centropus violaceus |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Centropus violaceus |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
Catalan: Cucal violaci
Czech: Kukacka purpurová, kukačka purpurová
Danish: Violet Sporegøg
German: Purpurkuckuck
English: Violaceous Coucal, Violaceous Cuckoo, Violet Coucal
English (IOC): Violaceous Coucal
Spanish: Cucal Violáceo, Cucal Violeta
Spanish (Spain): Cucal Violáceo
Spanish (HBW): Violaceous Coucal
Estonian: ronk-kannuskägu
Finnish: Violettikukaali
French: Coucal violet
Hungarian: kék bozótkakukk
Italian: Cucal violaceo, Cuculo fagiano violetto
Japanese: sumirebanken
Japanese: スミレバンケン
Scientific: Centropus violaceus
Lithuanian: Violetinė pentiniuotoji gegutė, violetinė pentinuotoji gegutė
Dutch: Violette Spoorkoekoek
Norwegian Nynorsk: Fiolettsporegauk
Norwegian: Fiolettsporegjøk
Polish: kukal fioletowy
Russian: Пурпурная шпорцевая кукушка
Slovak: ostrohár fialový
Serbian: Ljubičasti kukal
Swedish: Violett sporrgök
Ukrainian: Коукал фіолетовий
Chinese: 紫鸦鹃
Chinese (Traditional): 紫鴉鵑
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