2016/09/08
Skip to content

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Print

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information
 
Centropus bengalensis
Lesser Coucal
 
Animal Group: Bird
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Cuculidae
Other Common Name(s): Small Coucal , Lesser Crow-pheasant
Conservation Status
Statutory Protection in Hong Kong
  • Listed in Wild Animals Protection Ordinance (Cap. 170)
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Status
  • Least Concern
China Red Data Book Status
  • Vulnerable
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
  • Uncommon resident. Widely distributed in Hong Kong.
Photo Gallery
No more photo available
References
  • Carey, G.J., Chalmers, M.L., Diskin, D.A., Kennerley, P.R., Leader, P.J., Leven, M.R., Lewthwaite, R.W., Melville, D.S., Turnbull, M., Young, L. 2001. The Avifauna of Hong Kong. Hong Kong Bird Watching Society, Hong Kong.
  • Philips, K., Lam, C.Y., Viney, C. 1994. Birds of Hong Kong and South China. Government Printer, Hong Kong.
  • Zheng, G., Wang, Q. 1998. China Red Data Book of Endangered Animals: Aves. Science Press, Beijing.
  • del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J. eds. 1997. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 4. Sandgrouse to Cuckoos. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
  • Zheng, G. 2002. A Checklist on the Classification and Distribution of the Birds of the World. Science Press.