Bay coucal
Centropus celebensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
The bay coucal (Centropus celebensis) is a species in the family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 244.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the bay coucal
- Weight
- 244.4 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the bay coucal live?
Not recorded
What is the bay coucal?
The bay coucal (Centropus celebensis) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is endemic to Indonesia.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
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Is the bay coucal endangered?
The bay coucal is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the bay coucal classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCuculiformes
- familyCuculidae
- genusCentropus
- SpeciesCentropus celebensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
Other names and names in other languages (33)
- كوكال سيلاويسيArabic
- cucal de SulawesiCatalan
- kukačka červenaváCzech
- cwcal SwlawesiWelsh
- Sulawesi SporegøgDanish
- CelebeskuckuckGerman
- Celebes-KuckuckGerman
- celebesa kukaloEsperanto
- Cucal de CélebesSpanish
- sulawesi kannuskäguEstonian
- celebesinkukaaliFinnish
- Coucal des CélèbesFrench
- sulaveški kukalCroatian
- celebeszi bozótkakukkHungarian
- Bubut sulawesiIndonesian
- Cucal baioItalian
- セレベスバンケンJapanese
- sulavesinė pentinuotoji gegutėLithuanian
- SulawesispoorkoekoekDutch
- brunsporegjøkNorwegian
- kukal celebeskiPolish
- cucal-amulatadoPortuguese
- cucal-de-celebesPortuguese
- Сулавесский кукальRussian
- Целебесская шпорцевая кукушкаRussian
- ostrohár celebeskýSlovak
- Zalivski kukalSerbian
- sulawesisporrgökSwedish
- Defne kukalıTurkish
- Selebes KukalıTurkish
- коукал целебеськийUkrainian
- 蘇拉鴉鵑Chinese
- 苏拉威西鸦鹃Chinese
Relatives of the bay coucal
Other species in the same genus Centropus.
Greater coucal
Centropus sinensis
Lesser coucal
Centropus bengalensis
Senegal coucal
Centropus senegalensis
Black coucal
Centropus grillii
Andaman coucal
Centropus andamanensis
Black-faced coucal
Centropus melanops
CompareBay coucal vs Greater coucalBay coucal vs Lesser coucalBay coucal vs Senegal coucalBay coucal vs Black coucal
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the bay coucal?
An adult bay coucal weighs 244.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the bay coucal endangered?
The bay coucal is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the bay coucal?
The bay coucal (Centropus celebensis) belongs to the family Cuculidae in the order Cuculiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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