Bird Album
Kai Coucal
Centropus spilopterus Gray, GR, 1858
244 gWeight
Where and when it's recorded
No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.
Questions
How big is the Kai Coucal?
The Kai Coucal weighs around 244 g.
Where does the Kai Coucal live?
Its breeding range: Australasia: Kai Islands (southeastern Moluccas).
Is the Kai Coucal endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Kai Coucal as Least Concern.
What does the Kai Coucal eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Kai Coucal in?
It belongs to the family Cuckoos (Cuculidae), order Cuculiformes.
At a glance
- Weight
- 244 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Active on the ground
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 233 mm
- Tail
- 282 mm
- Bill
- 38 mm
- Tarsus
- 54 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Australasia: Kai Islands (southeastern Moluccas)
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- Family
- Cuckoos Cuculidae
- Genus
- Centropus
Other birds in the genus Centropus
Buff-headed CoucalCentropus milo
White-necked CoucalCentropus ateralbus
Ivory-billed CoucalCentropus menbeki
Biak CoucalCentropus chalybeus
Rufous CoucalCentropus unirufus
Green-billed CoucalCentropus chlororhynchos
Black-faced CoucalCentropus melanops
Black-hooded CoucalCentropus steerii
Short-toed CoucalCentropus rectunguis
Bay CoucalCentropus celebensis
Gabon CoucalCentropus anselli
Black-throated CoucalCentropus leucogaster
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