Senegal coucal
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The Senegal coucal (Centropus senegalensis) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners, the anis, and the hoatzin. It is a medium-sized member of its genus and is found in lightly-wooded country and savannah in central and southern Africa.
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Senegal coucal | |
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C. s. senegalensis, Gambia | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Cuculiformes |
Family: | Cuculidae |
Genus: | Centropus |
Species: | C. senegalensis |
Binomial name | |
Centropus senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) | |
Synonyms | |
Cuculus senegalensis (protonym) |
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