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title: "Cucal-real"
description: "Centropus sinensis — Aves. The greater coucal or crow pheasant (Centropus sinensis), is a large non-parasitic member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/greater-coucal
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Cucal-real

> Centropus sinensis — Aves. The greater coucal or crow pheasant (Centropus sinensis), is a large non-parasitic member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes.

- Scientific name: *Centropus sinensis*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `urban` (Cidades e jardins), `jungle` (Selva)
- iNaturalist observations: 10940
- Wikidata: [Q767112](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q767112)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1677](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1677)

## Names

- en: Greater Coucal
- de: Heckenkuckuck
- es: Cucal Chino
- fr: Grand Coucal
- nl: Chinese spoorkoekoek
- pt: Cucal-real
- pl: Kukal zmienny

## Countries with the most observations

IN (4503), TH (1417), HK (702), MY (587), LK (491), VN (399), CN (369), ID (160), TW (143), NP (91), MO (72), KH (66)

## Summary

The greater coucal or crow pheasant (Centropus sinensis), is a large non-parasitic member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes. A widespread resident in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, it is divided into several subspecies, some being treated as full species. They are large, crow-like with a long tail and coppery brown wings and found in a wide range of habitats from jungle to cultivation and urban gardens. They are weak fliers, and are often seen clambering about in vegetation or walking on the ground as they forage for insects, eggs and nestlings of other birds. They have a familiar deep resonant…

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

## Photo

![Cucal-real](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/greater-coucal/medium.jpg)

Photo: nmnmnm · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/80809192

## Machine access

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