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Centropus sinensis(Stephens, 1815)

Greater coucal

Image acquired with permission from the Natural History Museum at Tring, United Kingdom. Specimen collected by A. R. Wallace. Specimen locality: Sumatra
Label transcription: [Collected by A.R. Wallace. 1861 Centropus eurycercus. Hay. philippinus Cur. ♂. Sumatra. 73.] [No. Brit. Mus. Reg. 73.5.12.398 Centropus sinensis Loc. Sumatra. Ex. coll. A.R.Wallace.]

NOTE:
Species known to occur in Singapore.
Imaged Wallace Specimen from Sumatra.

Taxon Information

Classification:
Vertebrata: Aves: Cuculiformes: Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
Taxon Name (original as given on label):
Centropus philippensis
Collector:
A.R. Wallace
Locality of Specimen:
Sumatra
Specimen Repository:
Natural History Museum Tring

Cuculiformes