Short-toed Coucal (Centropus rectunguis) - BirdLife species factsheet

Short-toed Coucal Centropus rectunguis

Current view: summary

Family: Cuculidae (Cuckoos)

Authority: Strickland, 1847

Red List Category

Criteria: A2c+3c+4c

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Justification of Red List category
This species qualifies as Vulnerable because it is restricted to low-lying forest in a region where this habitat type is being cleared and degraded at such a rate that rapid and continuing population declines are likely.

Population size: 10000-19999 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 2,780,000 km²

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Land-mass type - shelf island
Realm - Indomalayan
IUCN Ecosystem -- Terrestrial biome

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Centropus rectunguis. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/short-toed-coucal-centropus-rectunguis on 09/12/2023.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org on 09/12/2023.