Biology:White-crowned cuckoo
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Short description: Species of bird
| White-crowned cuckoo | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cuculiformes |
| Family: | Cuculidae |
| Genus: | Cacomantis |
| Species: | C. leucolophus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cacomantis leucolophus (Müller, S, 1840)
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| Synonyms | |
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Caliechthrus leucolophus S. Müller, 1840 | |
The white-crowned cuckoo or white-crowned koel (Cacomantis leucolophus) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It was originally described by Salomon Müller as Cuculus leucolophus.[1] It was later placed in the monotypic genus Caliechthrus[citation needed], but most taxonomists place it the genus Cacomantis because it has a similar song to other cuckoos in this genus and it is genetically similar to the pallid cuckoo (Cacomantis pallidus).[2] It is found in New Guinea and neighbouring Salawati Island.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Caliechthrus leucolophus.
2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
Wikidata ☰ Q1272632 entry
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