Species profile
Lesser Coucal
Centropus bengalensis
Quick answer
Breeding regions are OR, AU. Breeding subregions are widespread.
- Scientific name
- Centropus bengalensis
- Family
- Cuculidae
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- Genus
- Centropus
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Lesser Coucal in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Cuculidae
- African Cuckoo (Cuculus gularis)
- African Emerald Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx cupreus)
- Andaman Coucal (Centropus andamanensis)
- Asian Emerald Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx maculatus)
- Banded Bay Cuckoo (Cacomantis sonneratii)
- Banded Ground-cuckoo (Neomorphus radiolosus)
- Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo (Cercococcyx montanus)
- Bay Coucal (Centropus celebensis)