Pheasant Coucal bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsPheasant or Timor Coucal, Pheasant Coucal (Pheasant), Common Coucal, Pheasant-Coucal
Old latin name for birdCentropus phasianius, Cuculus phasianinus
OrderCuckoos and relatives / Cuculiformes
FamilyCuckoos / Cuculidae
GenusCentropus
Breeding regionAustralasia
Breeding subregionLesser Sundas, ec to se New Guinea and n, e Australia

Pheasant Coucal bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, male, © Greg McLachlan
    Australia
  • 2.
    Song, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 3.
    Duet, song, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 4.
    Duet, song, © Vicki Powys
    Australia
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    ?alrm call, © Peter Woodall
    Australia
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    Song, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 7.
    Call, © nick talbot
    Australia
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    Call, © Nigel Jackett
    Australia
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    Call, © Jeremy Hegge
    Australia
  • 10.
    Call, © nick talbot
    Australia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Pheasant Coucal

Pheasant Coucal subspecies (6)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Centropus phasianinus melanurusnc WA to Cape York Pen., ne QLD (nw to ne Australia)-No
Centropus phasianinus muie Timor (e Lesser Sundas)-No
Centropus phasianinus nigricansse New Guinea and D'Entrecasteaux Arch. (e of se New Guinea)-No
Centropus phasianinus phasianinusec QLD to ne NSW (ec Australia)-No
Centropus phasianinus propinquusn New Guinea-No
Centropus phasianinus thierfelderiTrans-Fly (sc New Guinea) and Torres Strait is. (far ne Australia)-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Catalancucal faisà
Chinese雉鸦鹃
Chinese (Traditional)雉形鴉鵑
Croatianširokorepi kukal
CzechKukacka bažantí, kukačka bažantí
DanishFasansporegøg
DutchFazantspoorkoekoek, Fazantspoorkoekoek (phasianinus groep)
Estonianfaasan-kannuskägu
Finnishfasaanikukaali
FrenchCoucal faisan (nominal), Coucal faisan, Coucal faisan [phasianinus], Coucal faisan ou C. de Timor
GermanFasanschwanzkuckuck, Fasanschwanzkuckuck [phasianinus-Gruppe], Fasankuckuck, Fasanspornkuckuck
Hungarianfácánfarkú bozótkakukk
IcelandicFasanagaukur [phasianinus hópur]
IndonesianBubut ayam
ItalianCucal fagiano, Cuculo fagiano comune
Japaneseキジバンケン, キジバンケン (phasianinus グループ), キジバンケン(phasianinus グループ)
LithuanianFazaninė pentiniuotoji gegutė, fazaninė pentinuotoji gegutė
Norwegianfasansporegjøk (phasianinus gr.), fasansporegjøk, Fasansporegjøk
Polishkukal bazanci, kukal bażanci, kukal bażanci [gr. phasianinus]
Portuguesecucal-faisão
RussianФазаний кукаль [группа phasianinus], Фазанья шпорцевая кукушка
SerbianFazanoliki kukal
Slovakostrohár bažantí (skup.), ostrohár bažantí, Ostrohár bažantovitý
SpanishCucal faisán, Cucal Faisán (grupo phasianinus)
Swedishfasansporrgök, fasansporrgök [gruppen phasianinus], fasansporrgök [phasianinus Group]
TurkishSülün Kukalı, Sülün kukalı [phasianinus grubu]
Ukrainianкоукал смугастохвостий