Centropus menbeki

Ivory-billed Coucal, Greater Black Coucal

As recorded: Centropus menbeki Lesson & Garnot, 1828

Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Cuculiformes › Cuculidae

Region: Papua New Guinea
Record type: Preserved specimen

7 Bishop specimens of Centropus menbekiSpecies page ›

Centropus menbeki observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 15 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-25.

2026-08-25

Sarmi Regency, Papua, Indonesia

(c) Khairul Anwar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-04

H87X+Q7H Varirata Park Lookout, Varirata Road, End Central Province, Papua New Guinea

(c) johnpaulhouston, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-20

Kabupaten Sorong, Papua Barat Daya, Indonesia

(c) cahyo_lewar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-12

Kairuku-Hiri District, Central Province, Papua New Guinea

(c) Jay VanderGaast, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2025-03-29

Sorong Regency, Southwest Papua, Indonesia

(c) Jed Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-19

Kabupaten de Sorong, Papouasie occidentale, Indonésie

no rights reserved

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Cite this specimen

Centropus menbeki. BPBM 104340. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35862539. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-ng/104340.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35862539 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026