Black-throated Coucal (Centropus leucogaster)
About the Black-throated Coucal
The black-throated coucal (Centropus leucogaster) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. 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).
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 28 recordings for this species: 1 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Cameroon, Ghana, Senegal, Uganda in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Greater CoucalCentropus sinensisrecording
- Lesser CoucalCentropus bengalensisrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.