Black Coucal Centropus grillii Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (23)
- Monotypic
Robert B. Payne
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated July 4, 2013
Text last updated July 4, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Swartvleiloerie |
| Catalan | cucal africà |
| Czech | kukačka černoprsá |
| Dutch | Zwarte Spoorkoekoek |
| English | Black Coucal |
| English (United States) | Black Coucal |
| French | Coucal noir |
| French (France) | Coucal noir |
| German | Grillkuckuck |
| Japanese | ムナグロバンケン |
| Norwegian | svartsporegjøk |
| Polish | kukal mały |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Cucal-preto-africano |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Cuco-de-barriga-preta |
| Russian | Чёрный кукаль |
| Serbian | Afrički crni kukal |
| Slovak | ostrohár čierny |
| Spanish | Cucal Negro |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cucal negro |
| Swedish | afrikansk sporrgök |
| Turkish | Afrika Kara Kukalı |
| Ukrainian | Коукал африканський |
| Zulu | ufukwomnyama |
Centropus grillii Hartlaub, 1861
PROTONYM:
Centropus Grillii
Hartlaub, 1861. Journal für Ornithologie 9, p.13.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Gaboon.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CENTROPUS
- grillii
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
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)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Black Coucal
