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  • Synonyms Courol, Courol roller, Cuckoo Roller, Kirombo Courol, Madagascar Cuckoo-Roller
  • Old latin name for bird Cuculus discolor

Cuckoo-rollerbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Patrik Åberg
    Madagascar
  • 2.
    Call, duet, flight call, song, © Francesco Barberini
    Madagascar
  • 3.
    Song, © Mike Nelson
    Madagascar
  • 4.
    Call, © Charles Hesse
    Madagascar
  • 5.
    Song, © Brian Cox
    Madagascar
  • 6.
    Song, © Hans Matheve
    Madagascar
  • 7.
    Call, male, © Phil Gregory
    Comoros
  • 8.
    Call, © Bernard BOUSQUET
    Madagascar
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Where to see Cuckoo-roller

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion Comoros and Madagascar

Cuckoo-roller subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Leptosomus discolor discolorMohéli and Mayotte (wc, se Comoros) and Madagascar-No
Leptosomus discolor gracilismontane Grande Comore (=Njazidja; nw Comoros)-No
Leptosomus discolor intermediusmontane Anjouan (=Nzwani; ec Comoros)-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Azerbaijanikurol курол
Bengaliনীরকাে হকাচকর
Catalancurol
Chinese鹃三宝鸟
Chinese (Traditional)鵑鴗
Croatianmadagaskarska zlatovrana
Czechkurol madagaskarský
DanishGøgeellekrage
DutchKoerol
EsperantoLeptosomo
Estoniankurol
Finnishkuroli
FrenchCourol, Courol de Madagascar, Vouroudriou de Madagascar, Courol vouroudriou
GermanKuckucksroller, Kurol
Hungariankurol
IcelandicGaukhrani
ItalianCurol, Curol del Madagascar
Japaneseオオブッポウソウ
Kazakhкурол
Lithuaniankurolas
MalagasyKirombo, Vorondreo, toloho, Reoreo, Dreodreo
Norwegiankurol
Norwegian NynorskKurol
Polishkurol
PortugueseRolieiro-courol, rolieiro-cuco
RussianКурол
SerbianKukavičja zlatovrana
Slovakkurol kukučí, Kurol kukučkovitý
SpanishCurol, Carraca curol
Swedishkurol
TurkishKurol
Ukrainianкіромбо
Uzbekкурол