Centropus [sinensis or bengalensis] (Greater or Lesser Coucal)

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Greater or Lesser Coucal

Centropus [sinensis or bengalensis]

Classification

Order:
  Cuculiformes
Family:
  Cuculidae
Genus:
   null
Scientific:
  Centropus [sinensis or bengalensis]

Original description

Citation:

Reference:

Protonym:

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
66704CEEFC7AAB92

Avibase ID:
avibase-66704CEE

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/66704CEE

Taxonomic Serial Number:

English:
Greater or Lesser Coucal
German:
Hecken-/Bengalenkuckuck
Spanish:
Cucal Chino/Bengalí
Spanish (Spain):
Cucal chino/bengalí
French:
Grand Coucal ou C. rufin
Japanese:
オオバンケン/バンケン
Norwegian:
orientsporegjøk/bengalsporegjøk
Polish:
kukal zmienny/bengalski
Russian:
Большой/Бенгальский кукаль
Slovak:
ostrohár krovinový/štekavý
Serbian:
Vranoliki/bengalski kukal
Swedish:
större/mindre sporrgök
Chinese:
褐翅鸦鹃/小鸦鹃

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Greater or Lesser Coucal ( Centropus [sinensis or bengalensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Greater or Lesser Coucal ( Centropus [sinensis or bengalensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Greater or Lesser Coucal ( Centropus [sinensis or bengalensis])
eBird version 2018: Greater/Lesser Coucal ( Centropus sinensis/bengalensis)
eBird version 2019: Greater/Lesser Coucal ( Centropus sinensis/bengalensis)
eBird version 2021: Greater/Lesser Coucal ( Centropus sinensis/bengalensis)
eBird version 2022: Greater/Lesser Coucal ( Centropus sinensis/bengalensis)

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (slash)

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Other related concepts

Centropus sinensis (taxon group)
Centropus bengalensis (taxon group)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

German: Hecken-/Bengalenkuckuck
English: Greater or Lesser Coucal, Greater/Lesser Coucal
English, HBW: Greater/Lesser Coucal
English (IOC): Greater/Lesser Coucal
English (United States): Greater/Lesser Coucal
Spanish: Cucal Chino/Bengalí
Spanish (Spain): Cucal chino/bengalí
French: Grand Coucal ou C. rufin
Japanese: オオバンケン/バンケン
Scientific: Centropus [sinensis or bengalensis], Centropus sinensis/bengalensis
Malayalam: ഉപ്പൻ/പുല്ലുപ്പൻ
Norwegian: orientsporegjøk/bengalsporegjøk
Polish: kukal zmienny/bengalski
Portuguese (Portugal): cucal-real/cucal-pequeno
Russian: Большой/Бенгальский кукаль
Slovak: ostrohár krovinový/štekavý
Serbian: Vranoliki/bengalski kukal
Swedish: större/mindre sporrgök
Thai: นกกระปูดใหญ่/นกกระปูดเล็ก
Turkish: Büyük/Bengal kukalı
Chinese: 褐翅鸦鹃/小鸦鹃