The Violaceous Coucal is a large coucal found only on New Britain and New Ireland. It searches for insects and small animals in trees in humid lowland forest.
It is black with a violet sheen and a red eye. The sexes look similar.
It lives in moist lowland primary forest and occurs up to about 950 m. It moves along branches and vines while taking large insects, frogs, and snails.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.