Black-throated Coucal

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Black-throated Coucal (<em>Centropus leucogaster</em>) is a species of Cuckoos (<em>Cuculidae</em>) in the order Cuckoos.

Overview

Black-throated Coucal (Centropus leucogaster) is a species of Cuckoos (Cuculidae) in the order Cuckoos.

Scientific Classification

Genus: Centropus; binomial: Centropus leucogaster; authority: (Leach, 1814).

Distribution

Breeding range: Africa.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

Neumann's Coucal Centropus neumanni is conspecific with Black-throated Coucal C. leucogaster (Payne 2005).

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