Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Cuckoos :: Black Coucal
Black Coucal Centropus grillii
Described by: Hartlaub (1861)
Alternate common name(s): African Black Coucal, Black-bellied Coucal, Black-chested Coucal
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors
Photographs
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Range
Tropical Africa;
Senegambia, s. Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, s. Chad, n. and ne. Zaire, s. Sudan, w. Ethiopia, Rwanda, Burundi, Ugands, w. and s. Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi s. to s. Angola, ne. Namibia, n. Botswana, n. and e. Zimbabwe, Mozambique and e. South Africa (Natal).
Videos
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Sounds
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References
Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.
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