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White-browed Coucal

Centropus superciliosus Hemprich, WF; Ehrenberg, CG 1829

The white-browed coucal or lark-heeled cuckoo, is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found in sub-Saharan Africa. It inhabits areas with thick cover afforded by rank undergrowth and scrub, including in suitable coastal regions. Burchell's coucal is sometimes considered a subspecies. Source: Wikipedia




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


Original description

Citation:
  Hemprich, WF; Ehrenberg, CG 1829

Reference:
   Symbol. Phys. Icon. Descr. Avium sig.r p.37,footnote

Imprint year:
  1828

Protonym:
  Centropus superciliosus

Type locality:
  Arabia and Ethiopia.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/189249#page/47/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  4B2A7A3523901768

Avibase ID:
  avibase-4B2A7A35

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/4B2A7A35


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 554772

Geographic range:

  • Centropus superciliosus [superciliosus or sokotrae]: eastern Sudan to Ethiopia, western and central Somalia, Kenya, northeastern Uganda, and northeastern Tanzania; also Socotra Island and southwest Arabia
  • Centropus superciliosus loandae: Uganda to southwestern Kenya, northern Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana, and Angola
English:
White-browed Coucal
Catalan:
Cucal cellablanc
Czech:
kukačka bělobrvá
Danish:
Hvidbrynet Sporegøg
German:
Weißbrauenkuckuck
Spanish:
Cucal cejiblanco
Finnish:
puputtajakukaali
French:
Coucal à sourcils blancs
Croatian:
riđoleđi kukal
Hungarian:
szemsávos bozótkakukk
Italian:
Cucal cigliabianche
Japanese (romaji):
mamijirobanken
Japanese:
マミジロバンケン
Lithuanian:
baltabruvė pentinuotoji gegutė
Dutch:
Wenkbrauwspoorkoekoek
Norwegian:
Hvitbrynsporegjøk
Polish:
kukal białobrewy
Portuguese:
Cucal-de-sobrancelhas-brancas
Portuguese (Portugal):
cucal-de-sobrancelhas
Russian:
Африканская шпорцевая кукушка
Slovak:
ostrohár tiputip
Serbian:
Kukal sa belom obrvom
Swedish:
vitbrynad sporrgök
Ukrainian:
Коукал білобровий
Chinese:
白眉鸦鹃
Chinese (Traditional):
白眉鴉鵑


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Coucal à sourcils blancs ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
White-browed Coucal (White-browed) ( Centropus superciliosus [superciliosus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
White-browed Coucal (White-browed) ( Centropus superciliosus [superciliosus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
White-browed Coucal (White-browed) ( Centropus superciliosus [superciliosus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
White-browed Coucal (White-browed) ( Centropus superciliosus [superciliosus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
White-browed Coucal (White-browed) ( Centropus superciliosus [superciliosus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
White-browed Coucal (White-browed) ( Centropus superciliosus superciliosus/loandae) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
White-browed Coucal (White-browed) ( Centropus superciliosus superciliosus/loandae) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
White-browed Coucal (White-browed) ( Centropus superciliosus superciliosus/loandae) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
White-browed Coucal (White-browed) ( Centropus superciliosus superciliosus/loandae) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
White-browed Coucal (White-browed) ( Centropus superciliosus superciliosus/loandae) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
White-browed Coucal (White-browed) ( Centropus superciliosus superciliosus/loandae) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
White-browed Coucal (White-browed) ( Centropus superciliosus superciliosus/loandae) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1]
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 2.7:
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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 4.2:
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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 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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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:
White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1]
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:
White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Centropus superciliosus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Centropus [superciliosus or burchellii] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Afrikaans: Gestreepte Vleiloerie, Gestreepte Vleiloerie (Witbrouvleiloerie ), Witbrouvleiloerie
Belarusian: Белабровы зязюля
Bulgarian: Беловежда шпореста кукувица
Breton: Koukal abrant gwenn
Catalan: Cucal cellablanc
Czech: Kukacka belobrvá, kukačka bělobrvá, kukačka bělobrvá (ssp. superciliosus/loandae)
Welsh: Cwcal aelwyn
Danish: Hvidbrynet Sporegøg
German: Tiputip, Weißbrauenkuckuc, Weissbrauenkuckuck, Weißbrauenkuckuck (superciliosus/loandae), Weißbrauen-Spornkuckuck
Greek: Λευκoφρύδoς κoύκoς
English: Burchell's Coucal, Lark-heeled Cuckoo, Whitebrowed Coucal, White-browed Coucal, White-browed Coucal (White-browed)
English, HBW: White-browed Coucal (White-browed)
English (IOC): White-browed Coucal
English (Kenya): White-browed Coucal
English (United States): White-browed Coucal (White-browed)
English (South Africa): White-browed Coucal, White-browed/Burchell's Coucal
Esperanto: Blankbrova spronkukolo
Spanish: Cucal Cejiblanco, Cucal Cejiblanco (superciliosus/loandae), Cucal de Cejas Blancas
Spanish (Spain): Cucal Cejiblanco, Cucal Cejiblanco (superciliosus/loandae)
Spanish (HBW): White-browed Coucal (White-browed)
Estonian: valgekulm-kannuskägu
Finnish: Puputtajakukaali
French: Coucal à sourcils blancs, Coucal à sourcils blancs (nominal), Coucal à sourcils blancs (superciliosus), Coucal à sourcils blancs [superciliosus ou loandae]
Frisian: Wytbrauspoarkoekoek
Irish: Cuach bhánmhalach
Galician: Cucal de sobrancellas brancas
Croatian: riđoleđi kukal
Hungarian: szemsávos bozótkakukk
Icelandic: Brúnagaukur, Brúnagaukur (superciliosus/loandae)
Italian: Cucal cigliabianche, Cuculo fagiano dai sopraccigli bianchi
Japanese (romaji): mamijirobanken, mamijirobanken (superciliosus guru-pu), mamijirobanken (superciliosus/loandae)
Japanese: マミジロバンケン, マミジロバンケン (superciliosus グループ), マミジロバンケン (superciliosus/loandae), マミジロバンケン(superciliosus/loandae), マミヂロバンケン
Kwangali: Mukuku
Scientific: Centropus superciliosus, Centropus superciliosus [superciliosus Group], Centropus superciliosus superciliosus, Centropus superciliosus superciliosus/loandae
Lithuanian: Baltabruvė gegutė, Baltabruvė pentiniuotoji gegutė, baltabruvė pentinuotoji gegutė
Latvian: baltaču koukals
Dutch: Wenkbrauwspoorkoekoek, Wenkbrauwspoorkoekoek (superciliosus groep)
Norwegian: Hvitbrynsporegjøk, hvitbrynsporegjøk (superciliosus/loandae)
Polish: kukal bialobrewy, kukal białobrewy, kukal białobrewy (superciliosus/loandae)
Portuguese: Cucal-de-sobrancelhas-brancas
Portuguese (Portugal): cucal-de-sobrancelhas, cucal-de-sobrancelhas (superciliosus/loandae)
Rhaeto-Romance: Cucal da la survantscheglia alva
Romanian: Cuc sprâncenat
Russian: Африканская шпорцевая кукушка, Белобровая шпорцевая кукушка, Белобровый кукаль, Белобровый кукаль (superciliosus/loandae)
Northern Sami: Vilgesgulbmegiehka
Slovak: Ostrohár tiputip, ostrohár tiputip (skup.)
Slovenian: Rjavohrbti kukal
Serbian: Kukal sa belom obrvom
Siswant: Umfuku
Sotho, Southern: Mohofa
Swedish: Vitbrynad sporrgök
Swahili: Dudumizi, Gude, Shundi, Tipitipi
Turkish: ak kaşlı kukal, Ak kaşlı kukal (superciliosus/loandae), Ak-başlı Kukal
Tsonga: Mfukwana
Ukrainian: Коукал білобровий
Xhosa: Ubikhwe
Chinese: 白眉鸦鹃
Chinese (Traditional): 白眉鴉鵑
Zulu: uFukwe

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