Blue-headed Coucal bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsBlue headed Coucal, West African Blue-headed Coucal
OrderCuckoos and relatives / Cuculiformes
FamilyCuckoos / Cuculidae
GenusCentropus
Breeding regionAfrica
Breeding subregionne, c, w

Blue-headed Coucal bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Ethiopia
  • 2.
    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    Ethiopia
  • 3.
    Song, © Martin St-Michel
    Uganda
  • 4.
    Duet, song, © David C. Moyer
    Rwanda
  • 5.
    Song, © John van der Woude
    Gabon
  • 6.
    Song, © Sander Bot
    Ghana
  • 7.
    Song, © Andrew Spencer
    Ethiopia
  • 8.
    Song, © Mike Nelson
    Cameroon
  • 9.
    Song, © Jacek Betleja
    Ethiopia
  • 10.
    Song, © Martin St-Michel
    Uganda
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Blue-headed Coucal

Blue-headed Coucal subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Centropus monachus fischeriSouth Sudan to e DR Congo, Uganda, w Kenya and nw Tanzania-No
Centropus monachus monachusEritrea and Ethiopia to c Kenya-No
Centropus monachus occidentalisGuinea to w Central African Republic s to Gabon and n Angola-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansGrootvleiloerie
Catalancucal capblau
Chinese蓝头鸦鹃
Chinese (Traditional)藍頭鴉鵑
Croatianbjeloprsi kukal
CzechKukacka mniší, kukačka mniší
DanishBlånakket Sporegøg
DutchMonniksspoorkoekoek
Estoniansinipea-kannuskägu
Finnishsinipääkukaali
FrenchCoucal à nuque bleue, Coucal à tête bleue, Coucal moine
GermanMönchskuckuck, Blaukopfkuckuck
Hungariankékfejű bozótkakukk
ItalianCuculo fagiano testablu, Cucal testablu
Japaneseヅアオバンケン, ズアオバンケン
Lithuanianmėlyngalvė pentinuotoji gegutė, Mėlyngalvė pentiniuotoji gegutė
NorwegianBlåhodesporegjøk, blåhodesporegjøk
Norwegian NynorskBlåhovudsporegauk
Polishkukal niebieskoglowy, kukal niebieskogłowy
Portuguesecucal-de-cabeça-azulada, cucal-de-nuca-azul
RussianСветлоголовая шпорцевая кукушка, Синеголовая шпорцевая кукушка, Синеголовый кукаль
SerbianPlavoglavi kukal
Slovakostrohár mníšsky
SpanishCucal monje
SwahiliDudumizi Kichwa-buluu
Swedishblåhuvad sporrgök
TurkishKeşiş Kukalı
Ukrainianкоукал ефіопський