Coppery-tailed Coucal

Centropus cupreicaudus Reichenow, 1896

285 gWeight

The coppery-tailed coucal (Centropus cupreicaudus) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae.

Busiest months: September · Most records: Botswana, Namibia, Zambia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Coppery-tailed Coucal has been recorded at 67 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 7 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Bwabwata NP – Mahango riverside loopNamibia187 records
Okavango Delta – Xaro LodgeBotswana170 records
Chobe River – boat tripBotswana156 records

More places

Moremi Game Reserve – KhwaiBotswana141 records
Drotsky's CabinsBotswana131 records
Mahangu Safari LodgeNamibia129 records
Okavango Delta – Moremi GRBotswana127 records
Okavango Delta – Shakawe River LodgeBotswana105 records
Moremi Game Reserve – XakanakaBotswana99 records
Nxamaseri Island LodgeBotswana98 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Botswana Namibia Zambia Zimbabwe Tanzania Malawi Angola

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The coppery-tailed coucal (Centropus cupreicaudus) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It was first described by the German ornithologist Anton Reichenow in 1896.

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Questions

How big is the Coppery-tailed Coucal?

The Coppery-tailed Coucal weighs around 285 g.

Where does the Coppery-tailed Coucal live?

Its breeding range: Africa: southern DR Congo and southern, southwestern Tanzania to Angola, northern Botswana and Malawi. It is most often recorded in Botswana, Namibia and Zambia.