Black-throated coucal
| Black-throated coucal | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cuculiformes |
| Family: | Cuculidae |
| Genus: | Centropus |
| Species: | C. leucogaster |
| Binomial name | |
| Centropus leucogaster (Leach, 1814) | |
The black-throated coucal (Centropus leucogaster) is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family. It is found in west Africa in dense second growth along forest edge and grassy swamps. The subspecies found in northern and central Zaire is sometimes split as Neumann's coucal, Centropus neumanni.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Centropus leucogaster". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.