Coppery-tailed Coucal
Centropus cupreicaudusReichenow, A, 1896
English (US) Coppery-tailed Coucal
The Coppery-tailed Coucal (Centropus cupreicaudus) 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.
- Scientific name
- Centropus cupreicaudus
- Family
- Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Coppery-tailed Coucal
- Described by
- Reichenow, A, 1896
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Centropus cupreicaudus songweensis
- Centropus cupreicaudus cupreicaudus
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Reichenow, A, 1896
- Type locality
- Okawangoland and Angola.
- Original description
- Ornithologische Monatsberichte 4 p.53
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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