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Centropus  Illiger, 1811
Taxonomic Serial No.: 553637

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
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  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2025   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderCuculiformes  – Cuckoos, coucoua  
                            FamilyCuculidae  – Anis, Cuckoos, Roadrunners  
                               GenusCentropus Illiger, 1811  
    Direct Children:  
                                  Species Centropus andamanensis Beavan, 1867 – Coucal des Andaman, Cucal de Andamán, Andaman Coucal, cucal-das-andamão 
                                  Species Centropus anselli Sharpe, 1874 – cucal-do-gabaõ, Coucal du Gabon, Cucal de Gabón, Gabon Coucal, cucal-gabonês 
                                  Species Centropus ateralbus R. Lesson, 1826 – White-necked Coucal, Coucal atralbin, Cucal blanquinegro, Pied Coucal, cucal-de-pescoço-branco 
                                  Species Centropus bengalensis (J. F. Gmelin, 1788) – Coucal rufin, Cucal bengalí, Lesser Coucal, cucal-pequeno 
                                  Species Centropus bernsteini Schlegel, 1866 – Coucal de Bernstein, Cucal de Bernstein, Lesser Black Coucal, Black-billed Coucal, cucal-de-bico-preto 
                                  Species Centropus burchellii Swainson, 1838 – Burchell's Coucal, cucal-de-burchell, Coucal de Burchell, Cucal de Burchel 
                                  Species Centropus celebensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 – Coucal des Célèbes, Cucal de Célebes, Bay Coucal, cucal-de-celebes 
                                  Species Centropus chalybeus (Salvadori, 1876) – Coucal de Biak, Cucal de Biak, Biak Coucal, cucal-de-biak 
                                  Species Centropus chlororhynchos Blyth, 1849 – cucal-do-ceilão, Green-billed Coucal, Coucal de Ceylan, Cucal de Ceilán 
                                  Species Centropus cupreicaudus Reichenow, 1896 – cucal-cauda-de-cobre, Coucal des papyrus, Cucal colicobrizo, Coppery-tailed Coucal 
                                  Species Centropus goliath Bonaparte, 1850 – Coucal goliath, Cucal goliat, Goliath Coucal, cucal-golias 
                                  Species Centropus grillii Hartlaub, 1861 – cucal-preto-africano, Coucal noir, Cucal negro, African Black Coucal, Black Coucal, cucal-preto 
                                  Species Centropus leucogaster (Leach, 1814) – cuco-de-garganta-preta, Coucal à ventre blanc, Cucal ventriblanco, Black-throated Coucal, cucal-de-garganta-preta 
                                  Species Centropus melanops R. Lesson, 1830 – Coucal à face noire, Cucal carinegro, Black-faced Coucal, cucal-de-faces-pretas 
                                  Species Centropus menbeki R. Lesson & Garnot, 1828 – Coucal mênebiki, Cucal menebiki, Greater Black Coucal, Ivory-billed Coucal, cucal-bico-de-marfim 
                                  Species Centropus milo Gould, 1856 – Coucal à tête fauve, Cucal milo, Buff-headed Coucal, cucal-das-salomão 
                                  Species Centropus monachus Rüppell, 1837 – cucal-de-nuca-azul, Coucal à nuque bleue, Cucal monje, Blue-headed Coucal, cucal-de-cabeça-azulada 
                                  Species Centropus nigrorufus (Cuvier, 1816) – Coucal noirou, Cucal de la Sonda, Javan Coucal, Sunda Coucal, cucal-javanês 
                                  Species Centropus phasianinus (Latham, 1801) – Coucal faisan, Cucal faisán, Pheasant Coucal, cucal-faisão 
                                  Species Centropus rectunguis Strickland, 1847 – Coucal de Strickland, Cucal de Strickland, Short-toed Coucal, cucal-de-dedos-curtos 
                                  Species Centropus senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) – pássaro-governo, Coucal du Sénégal, Cucal senegalés, Senegal Coucal, cucal-senegalês 
                                  Species Centropus sinensis (Stephens, 1815) – cucal-real, Grand Coucal, Cucal chino, Greater Coucal 
                                  Species Centropus spilopterus G. R. Gray, 1858 – Kai Coucal, Coucal des Kai, cucal-das-kai, Cucal de las Kai 
                                  Species Centropus steerii Bourns & Worcester, 1894 – Coucal de Steere, Cucal de Mindoro, Black-hooded Coucal, cucal-de-mindoro 
                                  Species Centropus superciliosus Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1829 – cucal-de-sobrancelhas-brancas, Coucal à sourcils blancs, Cucal cejiblanco, White-browed Coucal, cucal-de-sobrancelhas 
                                  Species Centropus toulou (P. L. S. Müller, 1776) – Coucal toulou, Cucal malgache, Madagascar Coucal, Malagasy Coucal, cucal-malgaxe 
                                  Species Centropus unirufus (Cabanis & Heine, 1863) – Coucal roux, Cucal rufo, Rufous Coucal, cucal-ruivo 
                                  Species Centropus violaceus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 – Violaceous Coucal, Coucal violet, Cucal violáceo, Violet Coucal, cucal-violáceo 
                                  Species Centropus viridis (Scopoli, 1786) – Coucal vert, Cucal filipino, Philippine Coucal, cucal-filipino 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.  
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Centropus    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: IOC World Bird List (version 15.1), website (version 15.1)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2025. IOC World Bird List (v 15.1). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 28 Feb 2025]   
  Reference for: Centropus   
       
  Source: Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2006.04.08, website (version 08-Apr-06)  
  Acquired: 2006   
  Notes: "Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net   
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