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Lesser Black Coucal
- Scientific name
- Centropus bernsteini
- Family
- Cuculidae
- Conservation status
- Least concern
- Habitat
- Shrubland
- Wing shape
- Broad
- Tail shape
- Rounded
Where it came from
The Lesser Black Coucal (Centropus bernsteini) was formally described by Hermann Schlegel in 1866, named in honor of the German naturalist Heinrich Agathon Bernstein. It is native to the forests and scrublands of New Guinea and nearby islands, belonging to the cuckoo family, though it is distinct in its behavior as a non-parasitic ground-dweller.
The species is characterized by its broad wings and rounded tail, physical adaptations suited for navigating dense vegetation rather than sustained long-distance flight. Its evolutionary history is rooted in the tropical ecosystems of the Australasian realm, where it occupies a specialized ecological niche as an elusive, territorial predator of insects and small vertebrates.
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