Pheasant Coucal

Centropus phasianinus

IUCN: Not Evaluated

Taxonomy

Order
Cuculiformes
Family
Cuculidae
Genus
Centropus
eBird Code
phecou2

Vocalizations

Brendan McIntyre · CC_BY_4_0
Bethlea Bell · CC0_1_0
AmandaF · CC_BY_4_0
Claudia Schipp · CC0_1_0
Bethlea Bell · CC0_1_0
Jonathan Mills-Anderson · CC0_1_0
Isaiah Findley · CC0_1_0

Subspecies (7)

  • 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)

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (phecou2) Avibase

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

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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