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Greater Coucal / Centropus sinensis LC
- Synonyms Common Crow-Pheasant, Coucal, Crow-pheasant, Large Coucal, Common Coucal
- Old latin name for bird Centropus menbecki, Polophilus sinensis
Greater Coucalbird sounds *
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API
Related species
Rufous Coucal
Biak Coucal
Philippine Coucal
Ivory-billed Coucal
Goliath Coucal
Blue-headed Coucal
Pheasant Coucal
Buff-headed Coucal
Where to see Greater Coucal
- Breeding region Oriental Region
- Breeding subregion Pakistan to se China, sw Philippines and Greater Sundas
Greater Coucal subspecies (6)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centropus sinensis anonymus | Basilan and Sulu Arch. (s Philippines) | - | No |
| Centropus sinensis bubutus | Sumatra, 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 intermedius | Bangladesh and Myanmar to s Thailand, Indochina and Malay Pen. | - | No |
| Centropus sinensis kangeangensis | Kangean Is. (n of Bali) | - | No |
| Centropus sinensis parroti | c, s India and Sri Lanka | - | No |
| Centropus sinensis sinensis | Pakistan through n India to se China | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Bengali | কানামকাকা , কানকুয়া , ফড় কুমফা , কুক্কার , বড় কুবো, কানাকুকা , কািঈকুকর |
| Catalan | cucal 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) | 紅毛雞, 褐翅鴉鵑, 烏鴉雉, 大毛雞, 毛雞, 大紅毛雞, 黃峰 |
| Croatian | riđokrili kukal |
| Czech | Kukacka tmavá, kukačka vraní, Kukacka vraní |
| Danish | Brunrygget Sporegøg |
| Dutch | Chinese Spoorkoekoek |
| Estonian | punaselg-kannuskägu |
| Finnish | Kastanjakukaali, aasiankukaali, papuankukaali |
| French | Grand Coucal |
| German | Heckenkuckuck, Mohrenkuckuck |
| Hindi | Kalli kakka, Chempakam |
| Hungarian | nagy bozótkakukk |
| Icelandic | Krákugaukur |
| Indonesian | Bubut besar, Burung Bubut Besar |
| Italian | Cuculo fagiano maggiore, Cucal maggiore |
| Japanese | オオバンケン, オオバンケンバンケン |
| Korean | 큰뻐꾸기사촌, 큰쿠칼 |
| Lithuanian | paprastoji pentinuotoji gegutė, Paprastoji pentiniuotoji gegutė |
| Malay | Burung But-but Cari Anak, Bubut Besar, Burung Bubut Besar, Burung Bubut |
| Malayalam | ഉപ്പന്, ചെമ്പോത്ത് ,ഉപ്പന്, ഉപ്പൻ, ചെമ്പോത്ത് |
| Marathi | भारद्वाज |
| Mongolian | хөхөө, шовшуур, шогшуур, хүхээ |
| Nepali | ढोडे गोकुल |
| Norwegian | orientsporegjøk |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Orientsporegauk |
| Polish | kukal zmienny |
| Portuguese | cucal-real |
| Russian | Шпорцевая кукушка, Обыкновенная шпорцевая кукушка, Большой кукаль, индийский кукаль |
| Serbian | Vranoliki kukal |
| Slovak | ostrohár krovinový, Ostrohár krovinný |
| Spanish | Cucal chino, Cucal Grande |
| Swedish | Orientsporrgök, orientsporrgök, större sporrgök |
| Tamil | Shenbagam |
| Thai | นกกระปูดใหญ่, นกกะปูดใหญ่ |
| Turkish | Büyük Kukal |
| Ukrainian | коукал рудокрилий |
| Vietnamese | Chim Bìm bịp lờn, Bìm bịp lớn |