Cuculiformes / Cuculidae / Centropus

Pheasant Coucal

Centropus phasianinus

IUCN: Not Evaluated

Data Sources

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Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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Centropus phasianinus melanurus

northwestern Australia (Pilbara and Kimberley regions, northern Northern Territory)
Centropus phasianinus mui

Timor Leste (eastern Lesser Sundas)
Centropus phasianinus nigricans

southeastern New Guinea and Yule Island
Centropus phasianinus phasianinus

eastern Australia (southern Torres Strait islands and Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, to northern New South Wales)
Centropus phasianinus propinquus

northern New Guinea (Mamberamo River to Astrolabe Bay)
Centropus phasianinus spilopterus

Kai Islands (southeastern Moluccas)
Centropus phasianinus thierfelderi

southern New Guinea and northeastern Australia (northern Torres Strait Islands)

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.