The violaceous coucal or violet coucal 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
Citation:
Quoy, JRC; Gaimard, JP 1832
Reference:
Voy. Astrolabe [Dumont D'Urville], Zool.
1 p.229
Imprint year:
1830
Protonym:
Centropus violaceus
Type locality:
Carteret Harbor, New Ireland.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/18512#page/287/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
C6B5882B79C0D6E1
Avibase ID:
avibase-C6B5882B
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/C6B5882B
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554749
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): 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) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
Avilist 2025: 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) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): 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, version 2021: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
Clements, version 2022: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
Clements, version 2023: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
Clements, version 2024: Violaceous Coucal ( 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) |
Clements, version 2019: 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) |
eBird version 2019: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
eBird version 2021: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
eBird version 2022: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
eBird version 2023: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
eBird version 2024: 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 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 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) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Violaceous Coucal ( Centropus violaceus) |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Centropus violaceus |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Centropus violaceus |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (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, Birds of the World Version 2.0: 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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