Centropus sinensis [sinensis] (Greater Coucal (Greater))

Greater Coucal (Greater)

Centropus sinensis [sinensis] (= Centropus sinensis sinensis) (Stephens, JF 1815)

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Classification

Order:
  Cuculiformes
Family:
  Cuculidae
Genus:
   Centropus
Scientific:
  Centropus sinensis sinensis

Original description

Citation:
(Stephens, JF 1815)

Reference:
General Zool. [Shaw] 9, pt1 p.51

Protonym:
Polophilus sinensis

Type locality:
'Said to inhabit China' = Ning Po, China, by designation of Stresemann, antea, p. 321.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/64422#page/99/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
2A1F4C4196488E76

Avibase ID:
avibase-2A1F4C41

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/2A1F4C41

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 705491

English:
Greater Coucal [sinensis]
Afrikaans:
Oosterse Vleiloerie (Oosterse)
Azerbaijani:
Böyük mahmızayaq [sinensis qrupu]
Bulgarian:
Голям кукал [Група sinensis]
Catalan:
cucal gros [grup sinensis]
Czech:
kukačka vraní [skupina sinensis]
Danish:
Brunrygget Sporegøg (Almindelig)
German:
Heckenkuckuck [sinensis-Gruppe]
Spanish:
Cucal Chino (grupo sinensis)
Spanish (Spain):
Cucal chino (grupo sinensis)
Finnish:
aasiankukaali (sinensis- ryhmä)
French:
Grand Coucal [sinensis]
Croatian:
riđokrili kukal (riđokrili)
Indonesian:
Bubut besar (grup sinensis)
Icelandic:
Krákugaukur [sinensis hópur]
Japanese (romaji):
oobanken (sinensis guru-pu)
Japanese:
オオバンケン（sinensis グループ）
Nepali:
ढोडे गोकुल (Greater)
Dutch:
Chinese Spoorkoekoek (sinensis groep)
Norwegian:
orientsporegjøk (sinensis gr.)
Polish:
kukal zmienny [gr. sinensis]
Portuguese (Portugal):
cucal-real [grupo sinensis]
Russian:
Большой кукаль [группа sinensis]
Slovak:
ostrohár krovinový (skup.)
Serbian:
Vranoliki kukal (veliki)
Swedish:
större sporrgök [gruppen sinensis]
Thai:
นกกระปูดใหญ่ (ธรรมดา)
Turkish:
Büyük kukal [sinensis grubu]
Ukrainian:
Коукал рудокрилий [група sinensis]
Chinese:
褐翅鸦鹃（褐背）
Chinese (Traditional):
褐翅鴉鵑(sinensis群)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Greater Coucal [sinensis] ( Centropus sinensis [sinensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Greater Coucal [sinensis] ( Centropus sinensis [sinensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Greater Coucal [sinensis] ( Centropus sinensis [sinensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Greater Coucal [sinensis] ( Centropus sinensis [sinensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Greater Coucal [nominate] ( Centropus sinensis [sinensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Greater Coucal [nominate] ( Centropus sinensis [sinensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Greater Coucal [nominate] ( Centropus sinensis [sinensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Greater Coucal [nominate] ( Centropus sinensis [sinensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Greater Coucal [nominate] ( Centropus sinensis [sinensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Greater Coucal [nominate] ( Centropus sinensis [sinensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Greater Coucal [nominate] ( Centropus sinensis [sinensis])
eBird version 1.54: Greater Coucal (Greater) ( Centropus sinensis [sinensis Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55: Greater Coucal (Greater) ( Centropus sinensis [sinensis Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2015: Greater Coucal (Greater) ( Centropus sinensis [sinensis Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2016: Greater Coucal (Greater) ( Centropus sinensis [sinensis Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2017: Greater Coucal (Greater) ( Centropus sinensis [sinensis Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2018: Greater Coucal (Greater) ( Centropus sinensis [sinensis Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2019: Greater Coucal (Greater) ( Centropus sinensis [sinensis Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2021: Greater Coucal (Greater) ( Centropus sinensis [sinensis Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2022: Greater Coucal (Greater) ( Centropus sinensis [sinensis Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2023: Greater Coucal (Greater) ( Centropus sinensis [sinensis Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2024: Greater Coucal (Greater) ( Centropus sinensis [sinensis Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2025: Greater Coucal (Greater) ( Centropus sinensis [sinensis Group]) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Centropus sinensis

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Afrikaans: Oosterse Vleiloerie (Oosterse)
Azerbaijani: Böyük mahmızayaq [sinensis qrupu]
Bulgarian: Голям кукал [Група sinensis]
Catalan: cucal gros [grup sinensis]
Czech: kukačka vraní [skupina sinensis]
Danish: Brunrygget Sporegøg (Almindelig)
German: Heckenkuckuck, Heckenkuckuck [sinensis-Gruppe]
English: Greater Coucal (Greater), Greater Coucal [nominate], Greater Coucal [sinensis]
[ENAV]: Greater Coucal (Greater)
English, HBW: Greater Coucal (Greater)
[ENHK]: Greater Coucal [sinensis Group]
English (IOC): Greater Coucal (Greater)
English (United States): Greater Coucal (Greater)
Spanish: Cucal Chino, Cucal Chino (grupo sinensis)
Spanish (Spain): Cucal chino (grupo sinensis), Cucal Chino [sinensis Group]
Spanish (HBW): Greater Coucal (Greater)
Finnish: aasiankukaali (sinensis- ryhmä)
French: Grand Coucal (sinensis), Grand Coucal [nominal], Grand Coucal [sinensis]
French (Guyane): Grand Coucal (groupe sinensis)
Croatian: riđokrili kukal (riđokrili)
Indonesian: Bubut besar (grup sinensis)
Icelandic: Krákugaukur [sinensis hópur]
Italian: Cuculo fagiano maggiore
Japanese (romaji): oobanken (sinensis guru-pu)
Japanese: オオバンケン (sinensis グループ), オオバンケン（sinensis グループ）
Scientific: Centropus sinensis [sinensis Group], Centropus sinensis [sinensis], Centropus sinensis sinensis, Polophilus sinensis
Nepali: ढोडे गोकुल (Greater)
Dutch: Chinese Spoorkoekoek (sinensis groep)
Norwegian: orientsporegjøk (sinensis gr.)
Polish: kukal zmienny [gr. sinensis]
Portuguese (Portugal): cucal-real [grupo sinensis]
Russian: Большой кукаль [группа sinensis]
Slovak: ostrohár krovinový (skup.)
Serbian: Vranoliki kukal (veliki)
Swedish: större sporrgök [gruppen sinensis], större sporrgök [sinensis Group]
Thai: นกกระปูดใหญ่ (sinensis), นกกระปูดใหญ่ (ธรรมดา)
Turkish: Büyük kukal [sinensis grubu]
Ukrainian: Коукал рудокрилий [група sinensis]
Chinese: 褐翅鸦鹃（褐背）
[ZHHK]: 褐翅鴉鵑 [sinensis Group]
Chinese (Traditional): 褐翅鴉鵑(sinensis群), 褐翅鴉鵑(華南)