White-browed Coucal Centropus superciliosus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (22)
- Subspecies (4)
Robert B. Payne, Arnau Bonan, Guy M. Kirwan, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.1 — Published February 12, 2021
Revision Notes
Version: 1.1 — Published February 12, 2021
Revision Notes
Sign in to see your badges
Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Gestreepte/Gewone Vleiloerie |
| Czech | kukačka bělobrvá |
| Dutch | Wenkbrauwspoorkoekoek |
| English | White-browed Coucal |
| English (South Africa) | White-browed/Burchell's Coucal |
| English (United States) | White-browed Coucal |
| French | Coucal à sourcils blancs |
| French (French Guiana) | Coucal à sourcils blancs |
| German | Weißbrauenkuckuck |
| Icelandic | Brúnagaukur |
| Japanese | マミジロバンケン |
| Norwegian | hvitbrynsporegjøk |
| Polish | kukal białobrewy |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Cucal-de-sobrancelhas |
| Russian | Белобровый кукаль |
| Serbian | Beloobrvasti kukal |
| Slovak | ostrohár tiputip |
| Spanish | Cucal Cejiblanco |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cucal cejiblanco |
| Swedish | vitbrynad sporrgök/burchellsporrgök |
| Turkish | Ak Kaşlı Kukal |
| Ukrainian | Коукал білобровий |
Revision Notes
In this partial revision, the Sounds and Vocal Behavior section was revised by Peter F. D. Boesman.
Centropus superciliosus Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1829
PROTONYM:
Centropus superciliosus
Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1829. Symb. Phys., Aves (1828), sig.r, note352.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Arabia and Ethiopia.
Definitions
- CENTROPUS
- superciliosa / superciliosum / superciliosus
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)
Account navigation Account navigation
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the White-browed Coucal