Species profile
Black-billed Coucal
Centropus bernsteini
Quick answer
Breeding regions are AU. Breeding subregions are Batanta (Raja Ampat Is., nw of New Guinea), Bird's Head and Neck (nw New Guinea), wc to ec and ne (Huon Pen.) New Guinea and Manam (n of ne New Guinea).
- Scientific name
- Centropus bernsteini
- Family
- Cuculidae
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- Genus
- Centropus
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Black-billed Coucal in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Cuculidae
- African Cuckoo (Cuculus gularis)
- African Emerald Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx cupreus)
- Andaman Coucal (Centropus andamanensis)
- Asian Emerald Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx maculatus)
- Banded Bay Cuckoo (Cacomantis sonneratii)
- Banded Ground-cuckoo (Neomorphus radiolosus)
- Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo (Cercococcyx montanus)
- Bay Coucal (Centropus celebensis)