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
(1828), sig.r note352
Imprint year:
1828
Protonym:
Centropus superciliosus
Type locality:
Arabia and Ethiopia.
Avibase ID:
BD2BC35CC767F520
Avibase ID:
avibase-BD2BC35C
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/BD2BC35C
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554772
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): White-browed or Burchell's Coucal ( Centropus [superciliosus or burchellii]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): White-browed or Burchell's Coucal ( Centropus [superciliosus or burchellii]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): White-browed or Burchell's Coucal ( Centropus [superciliosus or burchellii]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): White-browed or Burchell's Coucal ( Centropus [superciliosus or burchellii]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): White-browed or Burchell's Coucal ( Centropus [superciliosus or burchellii]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): White-browed or Burchell's Coucal ( Centropus [superciliosus or burchellii]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): White-browed or Burchell's Coucal ( Centropus [superciliosus or burchellii]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): White-browed or Burchell's Coucal ( Centropus [superciliosus or burchellii]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): White-browed or Burchell's Coucal ( Centropus [superciliosus or burchellii]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): White-browed or Burchell's Coucal ( Centropus [superciliosus or burchellii]) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Coucal à sourcils blancs ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Centropus superciliosus [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Centropus superciliosus [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Centropus superciliosus [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Centropus superciliosus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species group (sometimes a species)
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