Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (28)
- Subspecies (5)
Robert B. Payne
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated July 25, 2018
Text last updated July 25, 2018
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | cucal de Bengala |
| Chinese | 番鵑 |
| Chinese (Hong Kong SAR China) | 小鴉鵑 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 小鸦鹃 |
| Czech | kukačka orientální |
| Dutch | Bengaalse Spoorkoekoek |
| English | Lesser Coucal |
| English (United States) | Lesser Coucal |
| French | Coucal rufin |
| French (France) | Coucal rufin |
| German | Bengalenkuckuck |
| Indonesian | Bubut alang-alang |
| Japanese | バンケン |
| Kannada | ಸಣ್ಣ ಕೆಂಬೂತ |
| Korean | 작은뻐꾸기사촌 |
| Malayalam | പുല്ലുപ്പൻ |
| Norwegian | bengalsporegjøk |
| Polish | kukal bengalski |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Cucal-bengali |
| Russian | Бенгальский кукаль |
| Serbian | Bengalski kukal |
| Slovak | ostrohár štekavý |
| Spanish | Cucal Bengalí |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cucal bengalí |
| Swedish | mindre sporrgök |
| Thai | นกกระปูดเล็ก |
| Turkish | Bengal Kukalı |
| Ukrainian | Коукал малий |
Centropus bengalensis (Gmelin, 1788)
PROTONYM:
Cuculus bengalensis
Gmelin, 1788. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I], p.412.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Bengal.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CENTROPUS
- bengalensis
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)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Lesser Coucal
