White-browed Coucal
Centropus superciliosusHemprich, WF; Ehrenberg, CG, 1829
English (US) White-browed Coucal
The White-browed Coucal (Centropus superciliosus) 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 superciliosus
- Family
- Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- White-browed Coucal
- Described by
- Hemprich, WF; Ehrenberg, CG, 1829
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Centropus superciliosus superciliosus
- Centropus superciliosus loandae
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Hemprich, WF; Ehrenberg, CG, 1829
- Type locality
- Arabia and Ethiopia.
- Original description
- Symbolae physicae seu icones et descriptiones corporum naturalium novorum aut minus cognitorum quae ex itineribus per Libyam Aegyptum Nubiam Dongolam Syrian Arabiam et Habessianiam publico institutis (etc.) sig.r p.37,footnote
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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