Senegal Coucal

Centropus senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766)

39 cmLength169 gWeight

The Senegal coucal (Centropus senegalensis) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners and the anis.

Busiest months: January and November · Most records: Ghana, Gambia, Senegal

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: January and November · Most records: Ghana, Gambia, Senegal

Senegal Coucal has been recorded at 322 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 34 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Parc Urbain Bangr-WeoogoBurkina Faso303 records
Amurum Forest ReserveNigeria301 records
Campement de WassadouSenegal301 records

More places

Shai Hills Resource ReserveGhana271 records
Kotu CreekGambia249 records
Sakumono LagoonGhana225 records
RN TechnopoleSenegal206 records
Kotu Creek – Bridge and MouthGambia186 records
Mole NPGhana183 records
Kartong WetlandGambia180 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Ghana Gambia Senegal Botswana Nigeria Zimbabwe Zambia Uganda

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 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.

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