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Blue-headed Coucal
Centropus monachus Rüppell, WPES 1837
The blue-headed coucal is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is native to tropical central Africa where its typical habitat is swamps, river banks, forest edges and generally wet locations. It is a common bird with a wide range, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern". Source: Wikipedia
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Cuculiformes
Family:
Cuculidae
Genus:
Centropus
Scientific:
Centropus monachus
Classification
Order:Cuculiformes
Family:
Cuculidae
Genus:
Centropus
Scientific:
Centropus monachus
Original description
Citation:
Rüppell, WPES 1837
Reference:
Neue Wirbelth. Fauna Abyss. Vög.
Protonym:
Centropus monachus
Type locality:
Kulla, northern Ethiopia.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140145
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
7C879D6DBEB96890
Avibase ID:
avibase-7C879D6D
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/7C879D6D
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554769
Geographic range:
- Centropus monachus monachus: Eritrea and Ethiopia to central Kenya
- Centropus monachus fischeri: southeastern Sudan and South Sudan to eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, and northwestern Tanzania
- Centropus monachus occidentalis: Guinea and Ivory Coast east to southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and northern Angola; populations of the western and southern Democratic Republic of the Congo variously attributed to occidentalis or to fisheri
Source: Clements checklist
Blue-headed Coucal
Catalan:
Cucal capblau
Czech:
kukačka mniší
Danish:
Blånakket Sporegøg
German:
Blaukopfkuckuck
Spanish:
Cucal Monje
Spanish (Spain):
Cucal Monje
Finnish:
sinipääkukaali
French:
Coucal à nuque bleue
Croatian:
bjeloprsi kukal
Hungarian:
kékfejű bozótkakukk
Italian:
Cucal testablu
Japanese (romaji):
zuaobanken
Japanese:
ズアオバンケン
Lithuanian:
mėlyngalvė pentinuotoji gegutė
Dutch:
Monniksspoorkoekoek
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Blåhovudsporegauk
Norwegian:
Blåhodesporegjøk
Polish:
kukal niebieskogłowy
Portuguese:
Cucal-de-nuca-azul
Portuguese (Portugal):
cucal-de-cabeça-azulada
Russian:
Синеголовый кукаль
Slovak:
ostrohár mníšsky
Serbian:
Plavoglavi kukal
Swedish:
blåhuvad sporrgök
Ukrainian:
Коукал ефіопський
Chinese:
蓝头鸦鹃
Chinese (Traditional):
藍頭鴉鵑
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Coucal à nuque bleue ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Coucal à nuque bleue ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Centropus monachus [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Centropus monachus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Centropus [monachus or cupreicaudus]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Grootvleiloerie
Catalan: Cucal capblau
Czech: Kukacka mniší, kukačka mniší
Danish: Blånakket Sporegøg
German: Blaukopfkuckuck, Mönchskuckuck
English: Blue headed Coucal, Blue-headed Coucal, West African Blue-headed Coucal
English, HBW: Blue-headed Coucal
English (IOC): Blue-headed Coucal
English (Kenya): Blue-headed Coucal
English (United States): Blue-headed Coucal
Spanish: Cucal Monje
Spanish (Spain): Cucal Monje
Spanish (HBW): Blue-headed Coucal
Estonian: sinipea-kannuskägu
Finnish: Sinipääkukaali
French: Coucal à nuque bleue, Coucal à tête bleue, Coucal moine
Croatian: bjeloprsi kukal
Hungarian: kékfejű bozótkakukk
Italian: Cucal testablu, Cuculo fagiano testablu
Japanese (romaji): zuaobanken
Japanese: ズアオバンケン, ヅアオバンケン
Scientific: Centropus monachus, Centropus monachus monachus
Lithuanian: Mėlyngalvė pentiniuotoji gegutė, mėlyngalvė pentinuotoji gegutė
Dutch: Monniksspoorkoekoek
Norwegian Nynorsk: Blåhovudsporegauk
Norwegian: Blåhodesporegjøk
Polish: kukal niebieskoglowy, Kukal niebieskogłowy
Portuguese: Cucal-de-nuca-azul
Portuguese (Portugal): cucal-de-cabeça-azulada
Russian: Светлоголовая шпорцевая кукушка, Синеголовая шпорцевая кукушка, Синеголовый кукаль
Slovak: ostrohár mníšsky
Serbian: Plavoglavi kukal
Swedish: Blåhuvad sporrgök
Swahili: Dudumizi Kichwa-buluu
Turkish: Keşiş kukalı
Ukrainian: Коукал ефіопський
Chinese: 蓝头鸦鹃
Chinese (Traditional): 藍頭鴉鵑
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