Black-throated Coucal
Centropus leucogaster(Leach, WE, 1814)
English (US) Black-throated Coucal
The Black-throated Coucal (Centropus leucogaster) 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 leucogaster
- Family
- Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-throated Coucal
- Described by
- (Leach, WE, 1814)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Centropus leucogaster leucogaster
- Centropus leucogaster efulenensis
- Centropus leucogaster neumanni
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Polophilus leucogaster
- Described by
- (Leach, WE, 1814)
- Type locality
- New Holland, error = Gold Coast Colony.
- Original description
- The zoological miscellany; being descriptions of new, or interesting animals 1 p.117, pl.52
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Cuckoos
Green-billed Coucal
Centropus chlororhynchos
Black-faced Coucal
Centropus melanops
Short-toed Coucal
Centropus rectunguis
Black-hooded Coucal
Centropus steerii
Bay Coucal
Centropus celebensis
Gabon Coucal
Centropus anselli
Senegal Coucal
Centropus senegalensis
Blue-headed Coucal
Centropus monachus
Coppery-tailed Coucal
Centropus cupreicaudus
White-browed Coucal
Centropus superciliosus
Burchell's Coucal
Centropus burchellii
Sunda Coucal
Centropus nigrorufus
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