African Cuckoo Cuculus gularis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (24)
- Monotypic
Robert B. Payne and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Afrikaanse Koekoek |
| Bulgarian | Африканска кукувица |
| Czech | kukačka africká |
| Danish | Afrikansk Gøg |
| Dutch | Afrikaanse Koekoek |
| English | African Cuckoo |
| English (United States) | African Cuckoo |
| French | Coucou africain |
| French (French Guiana) | 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 |
| Spanish | Cuco Barbiblanco |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cuco barbiblanco |
| Swedish | afrikansk gök |
| Turkish | Afrika Guguğu |
| Ukrainian | Зозуля саванова |
Cuculus gularis Stephens, 1815
PROTONYM:
Cuculus gularis
Stephens, 1815. Gen.Zool.[Shaw] 9 pt1, p.83 pl.17.
TYPE LOCALITY:
No locality = Camdeboo, Cape Province, ex Levaillant.
Definitions
- CUCULUS
- gulare / gularis
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)
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Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the African Cuckoo