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Definition of Coucal

Coucal
Coucal Cou"cal (k??"k?l), n. [Prob. native name.] (Zo["o]l.) A large, Old World, ground cuckoo of the genus Centropus, of several species.

Meaning of Coucal from wikipedia

- A coucal is one of about 30 species of birds in the cuckoo family. All of them belong in the subfamily Centropodinae and the genus Centropus. Unlike many...
- The greater coucal or crow pheasant (Centropus sinensis), is a large non-parasitic member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes. A widespread...
- The pheasant coucal (Centropus phasianinus) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found in Australia, Timor and New Guinea. Its natural...
- Burc****'s coucal (Centropus burc****ii) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found in the southeastern parts of sub-Saharan Africa. It...
- The Senegal coucal (Centropus senegalensis) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners, the anis,...
- The green-billed coucal (Centropus chlororhynchos) is a member of the cuckoos. It is endemic to Sri Lanka's wet zone and listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN...
- The lesser coucal (Centropus bengalensis) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It has a wide distribution range that overlaps with several other...
- The goliath coucal (Centropus goliath) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found in the northern Maluku Islands. BirdLife International...
- The black coucal (Centropus grillii) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It has a wide distribution in Africa south of the Sahara. The male...
- with the Philippine coucal, Black-faced coucal and the critically endangered Black-hooded coucal, it is one of the 4 endemic coucals. Ebird describes this...