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title: "Senegal Coucal"
description: "Centropus senegalensis — Birds. The Senegal coucal (Centropus senegalensis) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners and the anis."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/senegal-coucal
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Senegal Coucal

> Centropus senegalensis — Birds. The Senegal coucal (Centropus senegalensis) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners and the anis.

- Scientific name: *Centropus senegalensis*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `savanna` (Savanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 1804
- Wikidata: [Q749711](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q749711)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1670](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1670)

## Names

- en: Senegal Coucal
- de: Spornkuckuck
- es: Cucal Senegalés
- fr: Coucal du Sénégal
- nl: Senegalese spoorkoekoek
- pt: Pássaro-governo
- pl: Kukal senegalski

## Countries with the most observations

GM (285), BJ (284), BW (146), SN (126), NG (98), ZW (93), GH (86), NA (48), ZM (46), BF (32), GN (28), CI (25)

## Summary

The Senegal coucal (Centropus senegalensis) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners and the anis. It is a medium-sized member of its genus and is found in lightly-wooded country and savannah in central and southern Africa.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegal_coucal

## Photo

![Senegal Coucal](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/senegal-coucal/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ben Keen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/200395021

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/senegal-coucal?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).