Gabon Coucal
Centropus anselliSharpe, RB, 1874
English (US) Gabon Coucal
The Gabon Coucal (Centropus anselli) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Cuculidae (Cuckoos) in the order Cuculiformes.
Range: lowland swamps from southern Cameroon to northwestern Angola and central Democratic Republic of the CongoRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Centropus anselli
- Family
- Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Gabon Coucal
- Described by
- Sharpe, RB, 1874
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Sharpe, RB, 1874
- Type locality
- Danger River, Gaboon.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1874, pt.2 p.204 pl.33,fig.1
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Black-hooded Coucal
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Bay Coucal
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Black-throated Coucal
Centropus leucogaster
Senegal Coucal
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Blue-headed Coucal
Centropus monachus
Coppery-tailed Coucal
Centropus cupreicaudus
White-browed Coucal
Centropus superciliosus
Burchell's Coucal
Centropus burchellii
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