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Birdwatching in Africa - White-browed Coucal or Lark-heeled Cuckoo, Centropus superciliosus


The White-browed Coucal or Lark-heeled Cuckoo (Centropus superciliosus), is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family. It is found in sub-Saharan Africa. It inhabits areas with thick cover afforded by rank undergrowth and scrub, including in suitable coastal regions. Burchell's coucal is sometimes considered a subspecies.

Distribution
The white-browed coucal is native to eastern and southern Africa, and the southwestern part of the Arabian Peninsula. Its range includes Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe in Africa, as well as Saudi Arabia and Yemen.

It is a common species with a very wide range and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has listed it as a "least-concern species".

Range map from www.oiseaux.net

Range map
Range map from www.oiseaux.net - Ornithological Portal Oiseaux.net
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Description
The white-browed coucal is a medium-sized species growing to 36 to 42 cm in length. The sexes are similar, adults having a blackish crown and nape, a white supercilium, rufous-brown back, chestnut wings, blackish rump and black tail, glossed with green, with a white tip.

The underparts are creamy-white, the eyes red, the beak black, and the legs and feet greyish-black or black. Juveniles have rufous streaking on the crown, a faint buff supercilium, barred upper parts and darker underparts.

Length: 36 - 42 cm
Wingspan:
Weight:
Longevity:
Distinctive Feature

Similar Species



From opus at www.birdforum.net the forum for wild birds and birding.
Female / Male



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Listen to the White-browed Coucal

Remarks from the Recordist

Recording made with my ZOOM H5 HAndy recorder. High Pass Filter with Audacity applied.

Kassem Sugar Factory in the Durufeli village and we see 3 birds in the bushes. I take pictures and I can hear the birds calling each others and I make a recording.


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Conservation status
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.



From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Sighted: 24 October 2019 (Date of first photo that I could use)
Location: Kassem Sugar Factory, Durufeli village, Ethiopia


White-browed Coucal or Lark-heeled Cuckoo, Centropus superciliosus
White-browed Coucal or Lark-heeled Cuckoo
24 October 2019 - Kassem Sugar Factory, Durufeli village, Ethiopia

White-browed Coucal or Lark-heeled Cuckoo, Centropus superciliosus
White-browed Coucal or Lark-heeled Cuckoo
24 October 2019 - Kassem Sugar Factory, Durufeli village, Ethiopia

White-browed Coucal or Lark-heeled Cuckoo, Centropus superciliosus
White-browed Coucal or Lark-heeled Cuckoo
24 October 2019 - Kassem Sugar Factory, Durufeli village, Ethiopia

White-browed Coucal or Lark-heeled Cuckoo, Centropus superciliosus
White-browed Coucal or Lark-heeled Cuckoo
24 October 2019 - Kassem Sugar Factory, Durufeli village, Ethiopia




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