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Buff-headed Coucal
Centropus milo Gould, J 1856
The buff-headed coucal is a species of coucal. These are often placed in the cuckoo family (Cuculidae) but seem to warrant recognition as a distinct family. C. milo is a common endemic of the central islands of the Solomon Islands. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland and mountain forests, mostly in primary and secondary growth. Source: Wikipedia
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Cuculiformes
Family:
Cuculidae
Genus:
Centropus
Scientific:
Centropus milo
Classification
Order:Cuculiformes
Family:
Cuculidae
Genus:
Centropus
Scientific:
Centropus milo
Original description
Citation:
Gould, J 1856
Reference:
Proc. Zool. Soc. London
pt.24, no.309 p.136
Imprint year:
1856
Protonym:
Centropus Milo
Type locality:
Guadalcanal Solomon Islands.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/46214#page/174/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
DA9831A20750DEBA
Avibase ID:
avibase-DA9831A2
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/DA9831A2
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554747
English:
Buff-headed Coucal
Afrikaans:
Vaalkopvleiloerie
Bulgarian:
Соломонов кукал
Catalan:
Cucal cap-ros
Czech:
kukačka Milova
Danish:
Lyshovedet Sporegøg
German:
Blasskopfkuckuck
Esperanto:
okrakapa kukalo
Spanish:
Cucal Milo
Spanish (Spain):
Cucal Milo
Estonian:
saalomonisaarte kannuskägu
Finnish:
salomoninkukaali
French:
Coucal à tête fauve
Croatian:
solomonski kukal
Hungarian:
fakófejű bozótkakukk
Italian:
Cucal testacamoscio
Japanese (romaji):
kigashirabanken
Japanese:
キガシラバンケン
Lithuanian:
geltongalvė pentinuotoji gegutė
Dutch:
Salomonsspoorkoekoek
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Bleikhovudsporegauk
Norwegian:
Blekhodesporegjøk
Polish:
kukal płowogłowy
Portuguese:
cucal-dourado
Portuguese (Portugal):
cucal-das-salomão
Russian:
Бледноголовый кукаль
Slovak:
ostrohár plavohlavý
Serbian:
Žutoglavi kukal
Swedish:
beigehuvad sporrgök
Turkish:
Büyük alaca kukal
Ukrainian:
Коукал вохристоголовий
Chinese:
黄头鸦鹃
Chinese (Traditional):
黃頭鴉鵑
Buff-headed Coucal
Afrikaans:
Vaalkopvleiloerie
Bulgarian:
Соломонов кукал
Catalan:
Cucal cap-ros
Czech:
kukačka Milova
Danish:
Lyshovedet Sporegøg
German:
Blasskopfkuckuck
Esperanto:
okrakapa kukalo
Spanish:
Cucal Milo
Spanish (Spain):
Cucal Milo
Estonian:
saalomonisaarte kannuskägu
Finnish:
salomoninkukaali
French:
Coucal à tête fauve
Croatian:
solomonski kukal
Hungarian:
fakófejű bozótkakukk
Italian:
Cucal testacamoscio
Japanese (romaji):
kigashirabanken
Japanese:
キガシラバンケン
Lithuanian:
geltongalvė pentinuotoji gegutė
Dutch:
Salomonsspoorkoekoek
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Bleikhovudsporegauk
Norwegian:
Blekhodesporegjøk
Polish:
kukal płowogłowy
Portuguese:
cucal-dourado
Portuguese (Portugal):
cucal-das-salomão
Russian:
Бледноголовый кукаль
Slovak:
ostrohár plavohlavý
Serbian:
Žutoglavi kukal
Swedish:
beigehuvad sporrgök
Turkish:
Büyük alaca kukal
Ukrainian:
Коукал вохристоголовий
Chinese:
黄头鸦鹃
Chinese (Traditional):
黃頭鴉鵑
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Avilist 2025: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Coucal à tête fauve ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Coucal à tête fauve ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Centropus milo [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Centropus milo [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Centropus milo [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Buff-headed Coucal ( Centropus milo) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Centropus milo [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Centropus milo [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Vaalkopvleiloerie
Bulgarian: Соломонов кукал
Catalan: Cucal cap-ros
Czech: Kukacka milo, kukačka Milova
Danish: Lyshovedet Sporegøg
German: Blasskopfkuckuck
English: Buff headed Coucal, Buff-headed Coucal
[ENAV]: Buff-headed Coucal
English, HBW: Buff-headed Coucal
English (IOC): Buff-headed Coucal
English (United States): Buff-headed Coucal
Esperanto: okrakapa kukalo
Spanish: Cucal Milo
Spanish (Spain): Cucal Milo
Spanish (HBW): Buff-headed Coucal
Estonian: saalomonisaarte kannuskägu
Finnish: salomoninkukaali, Salomonsaartenkukaali
French: Coucal à tête fauve
French (Guyane): Coucal à tête fauve
Croatian: solomonski kukal
Hungarian: fakófejű bozótkakukk
Italian: Cucal testacamoscio, Cuculo fagiano testafulva
Japanese (romaji): kigashirabanken
Japanese: キガシラバンケン
Scientific: Centropus milo, Centropus milo milo
Lithuanian: Geltongalvė pentiniuotoji gegutė, geltongalvė pentinuotoji gegutė
Dutch: Salomonsspoorkoekoek, Solomon Eilanden-spoorkoekoek, Solomon-eilandspoorkoekoek, Solomonsspoorkoekoek
Norwegian Nynorsk: Bleikhovudsporegauk
Norwegian: Blekhodesporegjøk
Polish: kukal plowoglowy, kukal płowogłowy
Portuguese: cucal-dourado
Portuguese (Portugal): cucal-das-salomão
Russian: Бледноголовый кукаль, Большая шпорцевая кукушка, Светлоголовая шпорцевая кукушка
Slovak: ostrohár plavohlavý
Serbian: Žutoglavi kukal
Swedish: Beigehuvad sporrgök
Turkish: Büyük alaca kukal
Ukrainian: Коукал вохристоголовий
Chinese: 黄头鸦鹃
Chinese (Traditional): 黃頭鴉鵑
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