Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Cuckoos :: Senegal Coucal

Senegal Coucal Centropus senegalensis

Described by: Linnaeus (1766)
Alternate common name(s): Rufous-bellied Coucal
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Saly, Senegal - Feb 20, 2004 © Alain Fossé  Saly, Senegal - Feb 20, 2004 © Alain Fossé  The Gambia - Dec, 2002 © Ben van den Broek  Bijilo Forest Park, The Gambia - Feb 6, 2004 © Ben van den Broek  Bijilo Forest Park, The Gambia - Feb 6, 2004 © Ben van den Broek 
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Range

Egypt. Subsaharan Africa;
Three populations;
(1) Egypt.
(2) S. Mauritania, Senegambia e. across s. Mali, s. Niger, s. Chad to s. Sudan, Ethiopia, nw. Somalia, w. Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and nw. Angola. The Rufous-bellied Coucal occurs from the Gold Coast and Ghana to s. Nigeria.
(3) Ne. Namibia, n. Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and e. South Africa (Transvaal).

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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