Coppery-tailed Coucal Centropus cupreicaudus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (21)
- Monotypic
Robert B. Payne, Guy M. Kirwan, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 2.0 — Published February 5, 2021
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Grootvleiloerie |
| Catalan | cucal dels papirs |
| Czech | kukačka měděná |
| Dutch | Koperstaartspoorkoekoek |
| English | Coppery-tailed Coucal |
| English (United States) | Coppery-tailed Coucal |
| French | Coucal des papyrus |
| French (France) | Coucal des papyrus |
| German | Kupferschwanzkuckuck |
| Japanese | ドウイロオナガバンケン |
| Norwegian | kobberhalesporegjøk |
| Polish | kukal miedzianosterny |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Cucal-cauda-de-cobre |
| Russian | Меднохвостый кукаль |
| Serbian | Bakarnorepi kukal |
| Slovak | ostrohár medenochvostý |
| Spanish | Cucal Colicobrizo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cucal colicobrizo |
| Swedish | sumpsporrgök |
| Turkish | Bakır Kuyruklu Kukal |
| Ukrainian | Коукал ангольський |
Revision Notes
In this revision, Peter F. D. Boesman revised the Sounds and Vocal Behavior sections. Guy M. Kirwan reviewed/updated all sections with text.
Centropus cupreicaudus Reichenow, 1896
PROTONYM:
Centropus cupreicaudus
Reichenow, 1896. Ornithologische Monatsberichte 4, p.53.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Okawangoland and Angola.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CENTROPUS
- cupreicauda / cupreicaudus
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
- Year-round
- Migration
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- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Coppery-tailed Coucal
