Species profile
Centropus maximus
Centropus maximus
Quick answer
Centropus maximus is a species in the Cuculidae family, order Cuculiformes. Record a sighting in Feather Journal and it joins your life list with the date, place and photos attached.
- Scientific name
- Centropus maximus
- Family
- Cuculidae
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- Genus
- Centropus
Recording Centropus maximus 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)