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
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 ID:
4B2A7A3523901768
Avibase ID:
avibase-4B2A7A35
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/4B2A7A35
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554772
Geographic range:
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: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
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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Other synonyms
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