White-browed Coucal

Centropus superciliosus

The white-browed coucal or lark-heeled cuckoo, is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found in sub-Saharan Africa. It inhabits areas with thick cover afforded by rank undergrowth and scrub, including in suitable coastal regions. Burchell's coucal is sometimes considered a subspecies. Source

Where it is now

In the last 8 weeks this bird was recorded 533 times across 8 areas (each area is a 5 degree square).

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Movement and weather

Over the weeks it was present in the past year, its centre in Africa ranged from 32°S in June to 17°S in October, about 1,700 km apart.

Arrival dates

The week it was first heard regularly in each region, after at least six weeks away. Dates differ from south to north, so a region has a range.

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Figures are effort corrected and come from automatic sound identification, which makes mistakes. How this is measured and how it compares with human observers.