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Species
Least Concernvia IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Centropus
- Mass
- 12.3
- Image
- Senegal Coucal -Centropus senegalensis -on tree.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon name
- Centropus senegalensis
- Commons category
- Centropus senegalensis
- Commons gallery
- Centropus senegalensis
- taxon common name
- cucal-senegalês
- litter size
- 3.2
- diel cycle
- diurnality
- taxon range
- Africa
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Encyclopedic overview
The Senegal coucal (Centropus senegalensis) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners and the anis. It is a medium-sized member of its genus and is found in lightly-wooded country and savannah in central and southern Africa.
Taxonomy
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Senegal Coucal” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.