Greater Coucal bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsCommon Crow-Pheasant, Coucal, Crow-pheasant, Large Coucal, Common Coucal
Old latin name for birdPolophilus sinensis, Centropus menbecki
OrderCuckoos and relatives / Cuculiformes
FamilyCuckoos / Cuculidae
GenusCentropus
Breeding regionOriental Region
Breeding subregionPakistan to se China, sw Philippines and Greater Sundas

Greater Coucal bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Rolf A. de By
    Vietnam
  • 2.
    Call, © Eric DeFonso
    Thailand
  • 3.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Malaysia
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    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Malaysia
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    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Malaysia
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    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Malaysia
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    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Malaysia
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    Call, © Yeo SB
    Singapore
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    Song, © Tero Linjama
    Thailand
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    Call, © Bernard BOUSQUET
    Thailand
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Greater Coucal

Greater Coucal subspecies (6)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Centropus sinensis anonymusBasilan and Sulu Arch. (s Philippines)-No
Centropus sinensis bubutusSumatra, Nias (w of n Sumatra), Mentawai (w of c Sumatra), Java, Madura (n of e Java), Bali, Borneo and Palawan group (sw Philippines)-No
Centropus sinensis intermediusBangladesh and Myanmar to s Thailand, Indochina and Malay Pen.-No
Centropus sinensis kangeangensisKangean Is. (n of Bali)-No
Centropus sinensis parrotic, s India and Sri Lanka-No
Centropus sinensis sinensisPakistan through n India to se China-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Bengaliকানামকাকা , কানকুয়া , ফড় কুমফা , কুক্কার , বড় কুবো, কানাকুকা , কািঈকুকর
Catalancucal gros
Chinese黄峰, 褐翅鸦鹃, 红毛鸡, 毛鸡, 大毛鸡, 褐翅鴉鵑, 大红毛鸡, 乌鸦雉
Chinese (Traditional)黃峰, 褐翅鴉鵑, 烏鴉雉, 大毛雞, 毛雞, 大紅毛雞, 紅毛雞
Croatianriđokrili kukal
CzechKukacka tmavá, kukačka vraní, Kukacka vraní
DanishBrunrygget Sporegøg
DutchChinese Spoorkoekoek
Estonianpunaselg-kannuskägu
FinnishKastanjakukaali, aasiankukaali, papuankukaali
FrenchGrand Coucal
GermanHeckenkuckuck, Mohrenkuckuck
HindiKalli kakka, Chempakam
Hungariannagy bozótkakukk
IcelandicKrákugaukur
IndonesianBubut besar, Burung Bubut Besar
ItalianCuculo fagiano maggiore, Cucal maggiore
Japaneseオオバンケン, オオバンケンバンケン
Korean큰뻐꾸기사촌, 큰쿠칼
LithuanianPaprastoji pentiniuotoji gegutė, paprastoji pentinuotoji gegutė
MalayBurung Bubut Besar, Bubut Besar, Burung But-but Cari Anak, Burung Bubut
Malayalamഉപ്പന്‍, ചെമ്പോത്ത് , ചെമ്പോത്ത് ,ഉപ്പന്‍, ഉപ്പൻ
Marathiभारद्वाज
Mongolianхөхөө, хүхээ, шогшуур, шовшуур
Nepaliढोडे गोकुल
Norwegianorientsporegjøk, Orientsporegjøk
Norwegian NynorskOrientsporegauk
Polishkukal zmienny
Portuguesecucal-real
RussianБольшой кукаль, Шпорцевая кукушка, Обыкновенная шпорцевая кукушка, индийский кукаль
SerbianVranoliki kukal
Slovakostrohár krovinový, Ostrohár krovinný
SpanishCucal chino, Cucal Grande
Swedishorientsporrgök, Orientsporrgök, större sporrgök
TamilShenbagam
Thaiนกกะปูดใหญ่, นกกระปูดใหญ่
TurkishBüyük Kukal
Ukrainianкоукал рудокрилий
VietnameseChim Bìm bịp lờn, Bìm bịp lớn