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Gabon Coucal

Centropus anselli Sharpe, RB 1874

The Gabon coucal is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is mainly found in Gabon but also occurs in neighboring areas of Cameroon, Angola, the Central African Republic, the western Congo Basin and Equatorial Guinea. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Cuculiformes
Family:
  Cuculidae
Genus:
   Centropus
Scientific:
  Centropus anselli


Original description

Citation:
  Sharpe, RB 1874

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1874, pt.2 p.204 pl.33,fig.1

Imprint year:
  1874

Protonym:
  Centropus anselli

Type locality:
  Danger River, Gaboon.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/90419#page/296/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  120AEEC09E7DAEBA

Avibase ID:
  avibase-120AEEC0

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/120AEEC0


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 554767

Geographic range:

  • Centropus anselli: lowland swamps from southern Cameroon to northwestern Angola and central Democratic Republic of the Congo
English:
Gabon Coucal
Catalan:
Cucal del Gabon
Czech:
kukačka gabonská
Danish:
Okkerbrystet Sporegøg
German:
Ansellkuckuck
Spanish:
Cucal de Gabón
Spanish (Spain):
Cucal de Gabón
Finnish:
gaboninkukaali
French:
Coucal du Gabon
Croatian:
žućkastotrbi kukal
Hungarian:
gaboni bozótkakukk
Italian:
Cucal del Gabon
Japanese (romaji):
chabarabanken
Japanese:
チャバラバンケン
Lithuanian:
gaboninė pentinuotoji gegutė
Dutch:
Gabonspoorkoekoek
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Okersporegauk
Norwegian:
Okersporegjøk
Polish:
kukal płowobrzuchy
Portuguese:
cucal-do-gabaõ
Portuguese (Portugal):
cucal-gabonês
Russian:
Габонский кукаль
Slovak:
ostrohár okrovobruchý
Serbian:
Gabonski kukal
Swedish:
gabonsporrgök
Ukrainian:
Коукал габонський
Chinese:
加蓬鸦鹃
Chinese (Traditional):
加彭鴉鵑


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
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African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
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African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
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African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Coucal du Gabon ( Centropus anselli)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
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Clements 1st edition:
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Gabon Coucal ( Centropus anselli)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Centropus anselli
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Centropus anselli
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Centropus anselli
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Gabon Coucal ( Centropus anselli)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Centropus anselli
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Centropus anselli

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: Cucal del Gabon
Czech: Kukacka gabonská, kukačka gabonská
Danish: Okkerbrystet Sporegøg
German: Anselkuckuck, Ansellkuckuck, Ansell-Kuckuck
English: Gabon Coucal, Gaboon Coucal
English, HBW: Gabon Coucal
English (IOC): Gabon Coucal
English (United States): Gabon Coucal
Spanish: Cucal de Gabón
Spanish (Spain): Cucal de Gabón
Spanish (HBW): Gabon Coucal
Estonian: koldkõht-kannuskägu
Finnish: Gaboninkukaali
French: Coucal du Gabon
Croatian: žućkastotrbi kukal
Hungarian: gaboni bozótkakukk
Italian: Cucal del Gabon, Cuculo fagiano del Gabon
Japanese (romaji): chabarabanken
Japanese: チャバラバンケン
Scientific: Centropus anselli
Lithuanian: Gaboninė pentiniuotoji gegutė, gaboninė pentinuotoji gegutė
Dutch: Gabonspoorkoekoek, Gabon-spoorkoekoek
Norwegian Nynorsk: Okersporegauk
Norwegian: Okersporegjøk
Polish: kukal plowobrzuchy, kukal płowobrzuchy
Portuguese: Cucal do gabaõ, Cucal-do-gabaõ
Portuguese (Portugal): cucal-gabonês
Russian: Габонская шпорцевая кукушка, Габонский кукаль
Slovak: ostrohár okrovobruchý
Serbian: Gabonski kukal
Swedish: Gabonsporrgök
Turkish: Gabon kukalı
Ukrainian: Коукал габонський
Chinese: 加蓬鸦鹃
Chinese (Traditional): 加彭鴉鵑

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