Senegal Coucal [excl. epomidis]
Centropus senegalensis [excl. epomidis] (= Centropus senegalensis) (Linnaeus, C 1766)
The Senegal coucal is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners, the anis, and the hoatzin. It is a medium-sized member of its genus and is found in lightly-wooded country and savannah in central and southern Africa. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Cuculiformes
Family:
Cuculidae
Genus:
Centropus
Scientific:
Centropus senegalensis
Original description
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1766)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1
Protonym:
Cuculus senegalensis
Type locality:
Senegal.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/137337#page/173/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
FB80EDDAC498E3CC
Avibase ID:
avibase-FB80EDDA
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/FB80EDDA
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554771
Geographic range:
- Centropus senegalensis aegyptius: lower Egypt (Nile River to El Minya)
- Centropus senegalensis flecki: eastern Angola to northern Botswana, Zambia, Malawi, and southwestern Tanzania
Senegal Coucal [excl. epomidis]
French:
Coucal du Sénégal [excl. epomidis]
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Senegal Coucal [excl. epomidis] ( Centropus senegalensis [excl. epomidis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Senegal Coucal [excl. epomidis] ( Centropus senegalensis [excl. epomidis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Senegal Coucal [excl. epomidis] ( Centropus senegalensis [excl. epomidis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Senegal Coucal [excl. epomidis] ( Centropus senegalensis [excl. epomidis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Senegal Coucal ( Centropus senegalensis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Senegal Coucal ( Centropus senegalensis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Senegal Coucal ( Centropus senegalensis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Senegal Coucal ( Centropus senegalensis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Senegal Coucal ( Centropus senegalensis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Senegal Coucal [excl. epomidis] ( Centropus senegalensis [excl. epomidis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Senegal Coucal [excl. epomidis] ( Centropus senegalensis [excl. epomidis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Senegal Coucal [excl. epomidis] ( Centropus senegalensis [excl. epomidis]) |
| Clements 1st edition: Senegal Coucal ( Centropus senegalensis) [version 2] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Senegal Coucal ( Centropus senegalensis) [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Senegal Coucal ( Centropus senegalensis) [version 2] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Senegal Coucal ( Centropus senegalensis) [version 2] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Centropus senegalensis [version 2] |
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Senegalvleiloerie
Catalan: Cucal del Senegal
Czech: kukačka senegalská
Danish: Sporegøg
German: Spornkuckuck
English: Senegal Coucal, Senegal Coucal [excl. epomidis]
English (Kenya): Senegal Coucal
Esperanto: Senegala spronkukolo
Spanish: Cucal Senegalés
Spanish (Spain): Cucal Senegalés
Estonian: rohu-kannuskägu
Finnish: afrikankukaali
French: Coucal du Sénégal, Coucal du Sénégal [excl. epomidis]
Hebrew: קוקל
Hungarian: szenegáli bozótkakukk
Icelandic: Sporagaukur
Italian: Cuculo fagiano del Senegal
Japanese (romaji): senegarubanken
Japanese: セネガルバンケン
Kwangali: Mukuku
Scientific: Centropus senegalensis, Centropus senegalensis [excl. epomidis], Centropus senegalensis senegalensis, Cuculus senegalensis
Lithuanian: Senegalinė gegutė
Latvian: Senegālas koukals
Dutch: Senegalese Spoorkoekoek
Norwegian: Senegalsporegjøk
Polish: Kukal senegalski
Portuguese: Cucal do Senegal, Cucal-do-senegal
Portuguese (Portugal): Pássaro-governo
Russian: Сенегальская шпорцевая кукушка
Slovak: Ostrohár hrdzavý
Slovenian: senegalski kukal
Shona: Murenda
Serbian: Senegalski kukal
Swedish: Senegalsporrgök
Swahili: Dudumizi Kichwa-cheusi
Turkish: Senegal Kukalı
Ukrainian: Коукал сенегальський
Chinese: 塞内加尔鸦鹃
Chinese (Traditional): 塞內加爾鴉鵑
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