• Synonyms African Striped Cuckoo, Striped Cuckoo, Black Cuckoo, Striped Crested Cuckoo, Black Cuckoo (cafer), Striped-breasted Cuckoo
  • Old latin name for bird Cuculus caroli, Coccystes albonotatus, Clamator levaillanti, Oxylophus levaillanti, Coccyzus levaillantii, Oxylophus levaillantii, Coccystes caroli, Cuculus cafer, Clamator cafer, Clamator caffer, Edolius ater, Oxylophus cafer

Levaillant's Cuckoobird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Zambia
  • 2.
    Song, © Marc Languy
    Burkina Faso
  • 3.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Zambia
  • 4.
    Call, © Marc Languy
    Burkina Faso
  • 5.
    Call, © Christoph Groenewald
    South Africa
  • 6.
    Call, © Niall Perrins
    South Africa
  • 7.
    Song, © Steve Hampton
    Ghana
  • 8.
    Song, © Tom Wulf
    Botswana
  • 9.
    Call, © Derek Solomon
    Zimbabwe
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Levaillant's Cuckoo

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion widespread s of the Sahara

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansGestreepte Nuwejaarsvoël
CatalanCucut de Levaillant, cucut reial de Levaillant
Chinese莱氏凤头鹃
Chinese (Traditional)綠背鳳頭鵑
CroatianAfrička kukavica, ćubasta kukavica
Czechkukačka pruhoprsá, Kukacka pruhoprsá, kukačka proužkohrdlá
DanishAkacieskadegøg
DutchLevaillant-koekoek, Levaillantkoekoek, Levaillants Koekoek
EsperantoStria tufkukolo, Levaijanta kukolo
Estoniansuur-jakobiinkägu
Finnishpalmikkokäki
FrenchCoucou de Levaillant, Coucou de Cafrerie, Oxylophe de Levaillant
FrisianLevaillantkoekoek
GalicianCuco rei de Cafraria
GermanKapcuckuck, Kapkuckuck
Hungarianbúr kakukk
IcelandicKaffigaukur
ItalianCuculo di Levaillant
Japaneseテリカッムリカッコウ, ムナフカンムリカッコウ
Lithuanianafrikinė kuoduotoji gegutė
Norwegiansavannegjøk
Norwegian NynorskSavannegauk
Polishkukułka żałobna, Kukułka żałona, kukulka zalobna
PortugueseCuco-da-cafraria, cuco-de-levaillant, Cuco da Cafraria
RomanianCuc dungat
RussianАфриканская хохлатая кукушка
SerbianValijantova ćubasta kukavica, Pegava ćubasta kukavica
Slovakkukavica stromová
SpanishCríalo listado, Cuco Alicorto
SwahiliKekeo Michirizi-meusi
Swedishstrimmig skatgök
TsongaTihunyi
TurkishÇizgili Tepeli Guguk, büyük alaca guguk
Ukrainianзозуля африканська
WelshCog Levaillant