White-browed Coucal Centropus superciliosus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (23)
- Subspecies (4)
Robert B. Payne, Arnau Bonan, Guy M. Kirwan, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.1 — Published February 12, 2021
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Gestreepte/Gewone Vleiloerie |
| Catalan | cucal cellablanc |
| Czech | kukačka bělobrvá |
| Dutch | Wenkbrauwspoorkoekoek |
| English | White-browed Coucal |
| English (United States) | White-browed Coucal |
| French | Coucal à sourcils blancs |
| French (France) | Coucal à sourcils blancs |
| German | Weißbrauenkuckuck |
| Icelandic | Brúnagaukur |
| Japanese | マミジロバンケン |
| Norwegian | hvitbrynsporegjøk |
| Polish | kukal białobrewy |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Cucal-de-sobrancelhas |
| Russian | Белобровый кукаль |
| Serbian | Beloobrvasti kukal |
| Slovak | ostrohár tiputip |
| Spanish | Cucal Cejiblanco |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cucal cejiblanco |
| Swedish | vitbrynad sporrgök/burchellsporrgök |
| Turkish | Ak Kaşlı Kukal |
| Ukrainian | Коукал білобровий |
| Zulu | ufukwe |
Revision Notes
In this partial revision, the Sounds and Vocal Behavior section was revised by Peter F. D. Boesman.
Centropus superciliosus Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1829
PROTONYM:
Centropus superciliosus
Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1829. Symbolae physicae seu icones et descriptiones corporum naturalium novorum aut minus cognitorum quae ex itineribus per Libyam Aegyptum Nubiam Dongolam Syrian Arabiam et Habessianiam publico institutis (etc.) (1828), sig.r, note352.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Arabia and Ethiopia.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CENTROPUS
- superciliosa / superciliosum / superciliosus
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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
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the White-browed Coucal
