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Senegal coucal

Centropus senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The senegal coucal (Centropus senegalensis) is a species in the family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes. Recorded adults weigh 169 g to 171 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Senegal coucal (Centropus senegalensis)
Photo: Solrac1993 Carlos Vermeersch Santana · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the senegal coucal

Weight
169 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Carnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
18.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
3.2src for Young per litter or clutch
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 senegal coucal live?

Not recorded

What is the senegal coucal?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Senegal coucal (Centropus senegalensis) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners and the anis. It is a medium-sized member of its genus and is found in lightly-wooded country and savannah in central and southern Africa.

From the Wikipedia article “Senegal coucal” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Senegal_coucal&oldid=1316948841), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the senegal coucal endangered?

The senegal coucal is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the senegal coucal classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCuculiformes
  5. familyCuculidae
  6. genusCentropus
  7. SpeciesCentropus senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766)

Synonyms Cuculus senegalensis

Other names and names in other languages (41)
  • SECOEnglish
  • SenegalvleiloerieAfrikaans
  • كوكال سنغاليArabic
  • Koukal SenegalBreton
  • cucal del SenegalCatalan
  • kukačka senegalskáCzech
  • cwcal SenegalWelsh
  • SporegøgDanish
  • SpornkuckuckGerman
  • senegala kukaloEsperanto
  • Senegala kukoloEsperanto
  • Cucal senegalésSpanish
  • rohu-kannuskäguEstonian
  • afrikankukaaliFinnish
  • Coucal du SénégalFrench
  • Cuach sheineagálachIrish
  • קוקל סנגליHebrew
  • crnoglavi kukalCroatian
  • szenegáli bozótkakukkHungarian
  • SporagaukurIcelandic
  • Cuculo fagiano del SenegalItalian
  • セネガルバンケンJapanese
  • 세네갈코칼Korean
  • senegalinė pentinuotoji gegutėLithuanian
  • Senegālas koukalsLatvian
  • Senegalese SpoorkoekoekDutch
  • senegalsporegjøkNorwegian
  • kukal senegalskiPolish
  • cucal-senegalêsPortuguese
  • pássaro-governoPortuguese
  • Сенегальский кукальRussian
  • Сенегальская шпорцевая кукушкаRussian
  • SenegalgiehkaNorthern Sami
  • ostrohár hrdzavýSlovak
  • Senegalski kukalSerbian
  • senegalsporrgökSwedish
  • Senegal KukalıTurkish
  • leFututuTswana
  • коукал сенегальськийUkrainian
  • 塞內加爾鴉鵑Chinese
  • 塞内加尔鸦鹃Chinese

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Relatives of the senegal coucal

Other species in the same genus Centropus.

CompareSenegal coucal vs Greater coucalSenegal coucal vs Lesser coucalSenegal coucal vs Black coucalSenegal coucal vs Andaman coucal

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the senegal coucal?

An adult senegal coucal weighs 169 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the senegal coucal endangered?

The senegal 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 senegal coucal?

The senegal coucal (Centropus senegalensis) belongs to the family Cuculidae in the order Cuculiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Senegal coucal (Centropus senegalensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/senegal-coucal

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BibTeX
@misc{senegal_coucal_2026,
  title = {Senegal coucal (Centropus senegalensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/senegal-coucal},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}