• Synonyms Black-bellied Coucal, Abaya Black-chested Coucal, Togoland Black Coucal, Natal Black Coucal, African Black Coucal, Black-chested Coucal, Natal Black-chested Coucal, Abaya Black Coucal, Togoland Black-chested Coucal
  • Old latin name for bird Cuculus toulou, Centropus nigrorufus, Centropus toulou, Cuculus nigrorufus, Centropus thierryi

Black Coucalbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Derek Solomon
    Zambia
  • 2.
    Call, © Derek Solomon
    Zambia
  • 3.
    Song, © Dries Van de Loock
    Zambia
  • 4.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Uganda
  • 5.
    Song, © Magnus Wadstein
    Zambia
  • 6.
    Call, © Louis A. Hansen
    Tanzania
  • 7.
    Call, © Niall Perrins
    South Africa
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Black Coucal

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion widespread

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansSwartvleiloerie
Catalancucal africà
Chinese黑胸鸦鹃
Chinese (Traditional)黑鴉鵑
Croatianmali kukal
CzechKukacka cernoprsá, kukačka černoprsá
DanishKorthalet Sporegøg
DutchToulou Spoorkoekoek, Zwarte Spoorkoekoek
Estonianluha-kannuskägu
Finnishmustavatsakukaali
FrenchCoucal de Grill, Coucal noir, Coucal noirou, Coucal noiron
GermanGrillkuckuck, Grill-Kuckuck, Tulukuckuck
Hungarianfekete bozótkakukk
ItalianCuculo fagiano pettonero, Cucal nerastro
Japaneseムナグロバンケン
LithuanianAfrikinė pentiniuotoji gegutė, afrikinė pentinuotoji gegutė
Norwegiansvartsporegjøk
Norwegian NynorskSvartsporegauk
Polishkukal mały, kukal maly
Portuguesecucal-preto, Cucal-preto-africano, Cucal Preto
RussianЧерная шпорцевая кукушка, Чёрный кукаль, Гигантская шпорцевая кукушка
SerbianAfrički crni kukal
Slovakostrohár čierny
SpanishCucal negro
SwahiliDudumizi Mweusi
SwedishSvart sporrgök, afrikansk sporrgök
TurkishAfrika Kara Kukalı
Ukrainianкоукал африканський