Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
Lesser Coucal (Centropus bengalensis) - HBW 4, p. 590
French: Coucal rufin
German: Bengalenkuckuck
Spanish: Cucal Bengalí
Other common names: Small Coucal
Taxonomy: Cuculus bengalensis J. F. Gmelin, 1788, Bengal.
Has been considered possibly conspecific with C. grillii, but the ranges of the two forms are highly disjunct and their vocalizations appear to differ; also lumped with C. toulou in past. Five subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- bengalensis (J. F. Gmelin, 1788) - India and Nepal through Bangladesh, Myanmar and Thailand to Indochina.
- lignator Swinhoe, 1861 - S & SE China, Hainan and Taiwan.
- javanensis (Dumont, 1818) - Malay Peninsula through Sumatra, Riau and Lingga archipelagos, Bangka and Belitung to Java, Bali, Borneo and Philippines.
- bengalensis (J. F. Gmelin, 1788) - India and Nepal through Bangladesh, Myanmar and Thailand to Indochina.
- lignator Swinhoe, 1861 - S & SE China, Hainan and Taiwan.
- javanensis (Dumont, 1818) - Malay Peninsula through Sumatra, Riau and Lingga archipelagos, Bangka and Belitung to Java, Bali, Borneo and Philippines.
- sarasinorum Stresemann, 1912 - Sulawesi and Lesser Sundas.
- medius Bonaparte, 1850 - Moluccas.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird perched in a dead tree, looking around and calling, among Eurasian Tree Sparrow calls. Locality Donggang Recreation Area, Jhuangwei, Yilan County, Taiwan (ssp lignator)
Josep del Hoyo 25 April 2011 8 weeks ago 23 sec 4.2 -
A bird in non-breeding plumage, sunning with its plumage fluffed Locality Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai Province, North Western Thailand, Thailand (ssp bengalensis)
Josep del Hoyo 10 November 2004 5 years ago 38 sec 4.2 -
A bird calling from a dead tree. Locality Donggang Recreation Area, Jhuangwei, Yilan County, Taiwan (ssp lignator)
Josep del Hoyo 25 April 2011 8 weeks ago 18 sec 4 -
A bird in non-breeding plumage, perched on a bush Locality Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai Province, North Western Thailand, Thailand (ssp bengalensis)
Josep del Hoyo 10 November 2004 5 years ago 34 sec 4 -
An individual perched in a dead tree, calling. Locality Donggang Recreation Area, Jhuangwei, Yilan County, Taiwan (ssp lignator)
Josep del Hoyo 25 April 2011 8 weeks ago 26 sec 3.8 -
A bird walking on a branch Locality Philippines (ssp philippensis)
John Gregory 31 March 2000 4 years ago 44 sec 3.7
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Lesser Coucal was calling another bird of its kind while sitting on a bamboo tree at Bacolod City, Negros island, Philippines.
Locality Bacolod City, Negros, Philippines (ssp javanensis)
Don.Sausa 25 September 2010 1 year ago 4.1 -
An immature in low vegetation
Locality Tambun, Dumoga Bone (Bogani Nani Wartabone) National Park, North Sulawesi, Sulawesi
Peter Waanders 17 May 2010 2 years ago 2.7 -
A bird perched in a dead tree.
Locality Donggang Recreation Area, Jhuangwei, Yilan County, Taiwan (ssp lignator)
Josep del Hoyo 25 April 2011 8 weeks ago 2.5
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A bird calling. Locality Donggang Recreation Area, Jhuangwei, Yilan County, Taiwan
(ssp lignator)
Josep del Hoyo 25 April 2011 8 weeks ago 4 -
Lesser coucal calling another of its kind at Bacolod City, Negros island, Philippines. Locality Bacolod City, Negros, Philippines
(ssp javanensis)
Don.Sausa 25 September 2010 1 year ago 4 -
Bird calling late morning from beside the river. Locality Sukau, Sabah (Malaysia), Borneo
Sam Woods 6 July 2008 2 years ago 4 -
A bird calling. Locality Alor, Lesser Sundas
(ssp sarasinorum)
Josep del Hoyo 23 October 2011 24 weeks ago 3.7 -
calling from the edge of forest Locality Tangkoko National Park, North Sulawesi, Sulawesi
(ssp sarasinorum)
dreyernp 15 July 2010 1 year ago 3
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