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Birds
Sunda Coucal
Centropus nigrorufus
Protected Endemic to Java IUCN: VU
Sunda Coucal (Centropus nigrorufus) is a bird of the family Cuculidae recorded in the biodiversity data of PRPM Mengare. It is endemic to Jawa.
It is one of 68 species in the group “Birds” recorded at the site, and one of 4 species of the family Cuculidae. It is a protected species in Indonesia under Ministerial Regulation P.106/2018, so it may not be caught, kept or traded without a permit. Vulnerable means the species faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
Quick facts
- Scientific name
- Centropus nigrorufus
- English name
- Sunda Coucal
- Indonesian name
- Bubut jawa
- Family
- Cuculidae
- Group
- Birds
- Recorded by
- Walk survey
Conservation status
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- National protection
- Protected (Ministerial Regulation P.106/2018)
- Endemism
- Endemic to Java
We do not publish where protected or CITES-listed animals are seen. Do not catch, disturb or trade this animal.
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Other species in the family Cuculidae
- Lesser CoucalCentropus bengalensis
- Plaintive CuckooCacomantis merulinus
- Brush CuckooCacomantis variolosus
