African Cuckoo Cuculus gularis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (27)
- Monotypic
Robert B. Payne, Guy M. Kirwan, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.1 — Published October 15, 2021
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Afrikaanse Koekoek |
| Bulgarian | Африканска кукувица |
| Catalan | cucut africà |
| Czech | kukačka africká |
| Danish | Afrikansk Gøg |
| Dutch | Afrikaanse Koekoek |
| English | African Cuckoo |
| English (United States) | African Cuckoo |
| French | Coucou africain |
| French (France) | Coucou africain |
| German | Afrikakuckuck |
| Greek | Αφρικανικός Κούκος |
| Japanese | アフリカカッコウ |
| Norwegian | afrikagjøk |
| Polish | kukułka sawannowa |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Cuco-africano |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Cuco-africano |
| Russian | Африканская кукушка |
| Serbian | Afrička kukavica |
| Slovak | kukučka akáciová |
| Slovenian | Afriška kukavica |
| Spanish | Cuco Barbiblanco |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cuco barbiblanco |
| Swedish | afrikansk gök |
| Turkish | Afrika Guguğu |
| Ukrainian | Зозуля саванова |
| Zulu | usakhukhuza |
Revision Notes
Peter F. D. Boesman contributed to the Sounds and Vocal Behavior page.
Cuculus gularis Stephens, 1815
PROTONYM:
Cuculus gularis
Stephens, 1815. General Zoology, or systematic natural history 9 pt1, p.83 pl.17.
TYPE LOCALITY:
No locality = Camdeboo, Cape Province, ex Levaillant.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CUCULUS
- gulare / gularis
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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)
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