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

Your sightings

Related taxa

Highlight taxa in a checklist (shown in red)
none Avibase taxonomic concepts (current) (v.1) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023) (v.1) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024) (v.1) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025) (v.1) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013) (v.1) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014) (v.1) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015) (v.1) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016) (v.1) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017) (v.1) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018) (v.1) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020) (v.1) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021) (v.1) Avilist 2025 (v.1) Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993) (v.1) Clements, version 2024 (v.1) Clements, version 2025 (v.1) Clements 4th edition (v.1) eBird version 1.52 (v.1) eBird version 1.53 (v.1) eBird version 1.54 (v.1) eBird version 1.55 (v.1) eBird version 2015 (v.1) eBird version 2016 (v.1) eBird version 2017 (v.1) eBird version 2018 (v.1) eBird version 2019 (v.1) eBird version 2021 (v.1) eBird version 2022 (v.1) eBird version 2023 (v.1) eBird version 2024 (v.1) eBird version 2025 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2 (v.1) Sibley and Monroe (1993) (v.1) Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998) (v.1) Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0 (v.1) Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource (v.1)

Other related concepts

• Centropus [superciliosus x burchellii] (hybrid)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Gestreepte Vleiloerie, Gestreepte Vleiloerie (Witbrouvleiloerie ), Witbrouvleiloerie
Azerbaijani: Ağqaş mahmızayaq
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 (Avilist): White-browed Coucal
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 Coucal (White-browed)
English (South Africa): White-browed Coucal, White-browed/Burchell's Coucal
Esperanto: blankbrova kukalo, 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/loandae), Coucal à sourcils blancs [superciliosus ou loandae]
French (Guyane): Coucal à sourcils blancs (superciliosus/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: Anacentropus pymi, 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 (Angola): Cucal-de-sobrancelhas, Cucal-de-sobrancelhas (superciliosus/loandae)
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, Prugasti beloobrvasti kukal
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, Коукал білобровий (підвид superciliosus/loandae)
Xhosa: Ubikhwe
Chinese: 白眉鸦鹃
Chinese (Traditional): 白眉鴉鵑
Zulu: uFukwe