Centropus violaceus (Violaceous Coucal)

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Violaceous Coucal Centropus violaceus Quoy & Gaimard, 1830
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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

English:
  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
Polish:
  kukal fioletowy
Russian:
  Пурпурная шпорцевая кукушка
Slovak:
  ostrohár fialový
Swedish:
  violett sporrgök
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
Latin: 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