Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo (Cercococcyx montanus) - HBW 4, p. 559
French: Coucou montagnard
German: Bergkuckuck
Spanish: Cuco Colilargo Montano
Other common names: Barred Cuckoo
Taxonomy: Cercococcyx montanus Chapin, 1928, Kalongi (c. 2100 m), Butahu Valley, Ruwenzori Range, Zaire.
Forms a superspecies with C. olivinus. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- montanus Chapin, 1928 - montane forests of EC Africa from Ruwenzori to L Tanganyika.
- patulus Friedmann, 1928 - Kenya to S Zaire, Zambia, E & S Tanzania, Malawi, E Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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calling in undergrowth Locality Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda (ssp montanus)
Martin Kennewell 2 June 2004 1 year ago 45 sec 3 -
A bird calling from undergrowth Locality Ruhija, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda (ssp montanus)
Keith Blomerley 22 August 2002 6 years ago 18 sec 2.7 -
side, front view obscured in undergrowth Locality Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda (ssp montanus)
Martin Kennewell 2 June 2004 1 year ago 39 sec 2.5 -
front view in undergrowth - moves off Locality Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda (ssp montanus)
Martin Kennewell 2 June 2004 1 year ago 10 sec 2.3
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Adult singing
Locality Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda (ssp montanus)
Nik Borrow 13 June 2012 47 weeks ago 3.7
- No sound recordings available yet
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