• Synonyms Black Coucal, Lesser crow-pheasant
  • Old latin name for bird Cuculus bengalensis

Lesser Coucalbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, song, © Mike Nelson
    Indonesia
  • 2.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    India
  • 3.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    India
  • 4.
    Song, © Patrik Åberg
    Indonesia
  • 5.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Malaysia
  • 6.
    Song, © Patrik Åberg
    Indonesia
  • 7.
    Song, © Bruno Durand
    Indonesia
  • 8.
    Call, © Mike Prince
    India
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Lesser Coucal

  • Breeding region Australasia, Oriental Region
  • Breeding subregion widespread

Lesser Coucal subspecies (6)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Centropus bengalensis bengalensisIndia and Nepal to Myanmar, Thailand and Indochina-No
Centropus bengalensis javanensisMalay Pen. to Sumatra, Riau and Lingga is. (e of c Sumatra), Bangka and Belitung (e of s Sumatra), Java, Borneo, Palawan group and Sulu Arch. (sw, s Philippines)-No
Centropus bengalensis lignators, se China, Hainan and Taiwan-No
Centropus bengalensis mediusMoluccas (except Kai Is., se Moluccas)-No
Centropus bengalensis philippinensisPhilippines (except Palawan group and Sulu Arch.)-No
Centropus bengalensis sarasinorumSulawesi, Sangihe and Talaud is. (n of ne Sulawesi) and Lesser Sundas-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Bengaliকুকার , ঩া঴াচড় কানকুয়া, ফািংরা কুমফা , বাংলা কুবো
Catalancucal de Bengala
Chinese小毛鸡, 小鸦鹃, 番鵑, 小红毛鸡, 印度小鸦鹃, 小鸦雉, 小黄峰, 小鴉鵑, 小雉喀咕
Chinese (Traditional)番鵑〔小鴉鵑〕, 小鴉雉, 番鵑, 印度小鴉鵑, 小毛雞, 小紅毛雞, 小雉喀咕, 小黃峰, 小鴉鵑
Croatianmrki kukal
CzechKukacka bengálská, kukačka orientální, kukačka bengálská
DanishBengalsporegøg
DutchBengaalse Spoorkoekoek
Estonianväike-kannuskägu
Finnishpikkukukaali
FrenchCoucal rufin, Petit Coucal
GermanBengalenkuckuck
Hungarianbengál bozótkakukk
IndonesianBubut alang alang, Burung Bubut Alang-alang, Bubut alang-alang
ItalianCucal minore, Cuculo fagiano minore
Japaneseバンケン
Korean작은뻐꾸기사촌, 쿠칼
Lithuanianmažoji pentinuotoji gegutė, Mažoji pentiniuotoji gegutė
MalayBurung Bubut Kecil, Bubut, Burung But-but Kecil, Bubut Kecil
Malayalamപുല്ലുപ്പൻ
Nepaliसानो गोकुल
Norwegianbengalsporegjøk
Norwegian NynorskBengalsporegauk
Polishkukal bengalski
Portuguesecucal-bengali, cucal-pequeno
RussianБенгальский кукаль, Малая шпорцевая кукушка
SerbianBengalski kukal
Slovakostrohár štekavý
SpanishCucal Enano, Cucal bengalí
Swedishmindre sporrgök
Thaiนกกด, นกกระปูดเล็ก, นกกะปูดเล็ก
TurkishBengal Kukalı
Ukrainianкоукал малий
VietnameseBìm bịp nhỏ, Chim Bìm bịp nhỏ