Centropus colossus
| Centropus colossus Temporal range:
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cuculiformes
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| Family: | Cuculidae |
| Genus: | Centropus |
| Species: | C. colossus
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| Centropus colossus Baird, 1985
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Centropus colossus is an
subfossil material (a slightly damaged left humerus) collected in 1979 from the Fossil Cave in the south-east of South Australia. Characteristics of the holotype specimen indicate that the bird was either flightless or, at least, had reduced flight capability. It was larger than any of its living congeners and was one of the largest cuckoos in the world. The specific epithet, the Latin colossus, refers to its great size.[1]
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