Senegal Coucal
Centropus senegalensis(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) Senegal Coucal
The Senegal Coucal (Centropus senegalensis) 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 senegalensis
- Family
- Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Senegal Coucal
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Centropus senegalensis aegyptius
- Centropus senegalensis senegalensis
- Centropus senegalensis flecki
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cuculus senegalensis
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- Senegal.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.169
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Blue-headed Coucal
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Coppery-tailed Coucal
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White-browed Coucal
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Burchell's Coucal
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