The coppery-tailed coucal is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It was first described by the German ornithologist Anton Reichenow in 1896. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Reichenow, A 1896
Reference:
Orn. Monatsber.
4 p.53
Protonym:
Centropus cupreicaudus
Type locality:
Okawangoland and Angola.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8769583
Avibase ID:
DD7B1DD724654E4C
Avibase ID:
avibase-DD7B1DD7
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/DD7B1DD7
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554770
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Coucal des papyrus ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Coucal des papyrus ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Centropus monachus cupreicaudus [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Centropus monachus cupreicaudus [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Coppery-tailed Coucal ( Centropus cupreicaudus) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Centropus cupreicaudus [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Centropus cupreicaudus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a 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.
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