Biak coucal
Centropus chalybeus (Salvadori, 1876)
The biak coucal (Centropus chalybeus) is a species in the family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 244.4 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.
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Quick facts about the biak 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
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Where does the biak coucal live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The biak coucal is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Why a country list is not a range map
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the biak coucal?
The Biak coucal (Centropus chalybeus) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae.
It is endemic to West Papua, Indonesia.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Is the biak coucal endangered?
The biak coucal is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.
- 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 Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.
How is the biak coucal classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCuculiformes
- familyCuculidae
- genusCentropus
- SpeciesCentropus chalybeus (Salvadori, 1876)
Synonyms Nesocentor chalybeus
Other names and names in other languages (32)
- كوكال بياكArabic
- cucal de l'illa BiakCatalan
- kukačka biackáCzech
- kukačka biakskáCzech
- cwcal Ynys BiakWelsh
- Biak SporegøgDanish
- BiakkuckuckGerman
- Biak-KuckuckGerman
- biaka kukaloEsperanto
- Cucal de BiakSpanish
- biaki kannuskäguEstonian
- biakinkukaaliFinnish
- Coucal de BiakFrench
- biački kukalCroatian
- biaki bozótkakukkHungarian
- Bubut biakIndonesian
- Cucal di BiakItalian
- ビアクバンケンJapanese
- atlasinė pentinuotoji gegutėLithuanian
- BiakspoorkoekoekDutch
- biaksporegjøkNorwegian
- kukal stalowyPolish
- cucal-de-biakPortuguese
- Атласный кукальRussian
- Атласная шпорцевая кукушкаRussian
- ostrohár biackySlovak
- Kukal sa ostrva BiakSerbian
- biaksporrgökSwedish
- Biak KukalıTurkish
- коукал біяцькийUkrainian
- 比岛鸦鹃Chinese
- 比雅克鴉鵑Chinese
Relatives of the biak 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
CompareBiak coucal vs Greater coucalBiak coucal vs Lesser coucalBiak coucal vs Senegal coucalBiak coucal vs Black coucal
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the biak coucal?
An adult biak coucal weighs 244.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the biak coucal live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the biak coucal for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the biak coucal endangered?
The biak coucal is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.
What kind of animal is the biak coucal?
The biak coucal (Centropus chalybeus) 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 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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