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Coppery-tailed Coucal

Centropus cupreicaudus
Family
Cuckoos
Order
Cuculiformes
Codes
cotcou1, CTCO
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCuculiformes
FamilyCuckoos (Cuculidae)
SpeciesCentropus cupreicaudus
Codescotcou1, CTCO
Identification

The Coppery-tailed Coucal (Centropus cupreicaudus) is a member of the Cuckoos family within the order Cuculiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code cotcou1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Cuckoos
Guira Cuckoo
Guira guira
Greater Ani
Crotophaga major
Smooth-billed Ani
Crotophaga ani
Groove-billed Ani
Crotophaga sulcirostris
Striped Cuckoo
Tapera naevia
Pheasant Cuckoo
Dromococcyx phasianellus
Coppery-tailed Coucal photo
(c) Jerry Oldenettel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Centropus cupreicaudus

Family: Cuckoos

Order: Cuculiformes

eBird Code: cotcou1