Kai coucal
Centropus spilopterus G. R. Gray, 1858
The kai coucal (Centropus spilopterus) is a species in the family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 244.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the kai coucal
- Weight
- 244.4 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the kai coucal live?
Not recorded
Is the kai coucal endangered?
The kai coucal is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the kai coucal classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCuculiformes
- familyCuculidae
- genusCentropus
- SpeciesCentropus spilopterus G. R. Gray, 1858
Synonyms Centropus phasianinus spilopterus
Other names and names in other languages (28)
- Cucal negre de les KaiCatalan
- cucal negre de les illes KaiCatalan
- kukačka kaiskáCzech
- Kai SporegøgDanish
- KeikuckuckGerman
- Kai-KuckuckGerman
- kaia kukaloEsperanto
- Cucal de las KaiSpanish
- kai kannuskäguEstonian
- kainkukaaliFinnish
- Coucal des KaiFrench
- kajski kukalCroatian
- kai-szigeteki bozótkakukkHungarian
- Bubut kaiIndonesian
- Cucal delle KaiItalian
- ケイバンケンJapanese
- molukinė pentinuotoji gegutėLithuanian
- KaispoorkoekoekDutch
- kaisporegjøkNorwegian
- kukal lśniącyPolish
- cucal-das-kaiPortuguese
- Кайский кукальRussian
- ostrohár mokrinovýSlovak
- kaisporrgökSwedish
- İskele kukalıTurkish
- коукал молуцькийUkrainian
- 褐鴉鵑Chinese
- 摩鹿加鸦鹃Chinese
Relatives of the kai coucal
Other species in the same genus Centropus.
Greater coucal
Centropus sinensis
Lesser coucal
Centropus bengalensis
Senegal coucal
Centropus senegalensis
Black coucal
Centropus grillii
Andaman coucal
Centropus andamanensis
Black-faced coucal
Centropus melanops
CompareKai coucal vs Greater coucalKai coucal vs Lesser coucalKai coucal vs Senegal coucalKai coucal vs Black coucal
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the kai coucal?
An adult kai coucal weighs 244.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the kai coucal endangered?
The kai coucal is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the kai coucal?
The kai coucal (Centropus spilopterus) belongs to the family Cuculidae in the order Cuculiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
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