Burchell's Coucal (Centropus burchelli)

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2011).

Status NR
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
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Burchell's Coucal (Centropus burchellii) [XC293756]
by Lynette Rudman from Grahamstown, Western District, Eastern Cape, South Africa (adult communicating with young chick)

Burchell's Coucal (Centropus) [XC279963]
by Peter Boesman from Nylsvley Nature Reserve, Limpopo, South Africa (song)

Subspecies
White-browed Coucal (Centropus superciliosus) and Burchell's Coucal (Centropus burchelli) (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) have been lumped into Centropus superciliosus following Dowsett and Forbes-Watson (1993).

Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of White-browed Coucal (Centropus superciliosus).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

fasciipygialis Reichenow, 1898 - Eastern Tanzania to eastern Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of White-browed Coucal (Centropus superciliosus).
burchellii Swainson, 1838 - Eastern Botswana to southern Zimbabwe, Mozambique and South Africa. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of White-browed Coucal (Centropus superciliosus).

References
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Files:

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