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Blue-headed Coucal
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Blue-headed Coucal
Centropus monachus
The blue-headed coucal (Centropus monachus) is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family. It is native to tropical central Africa where its typical habitat is swamps, river banks, forest edges and generally wet locations. It is a common bird with a wide range, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1653.