Black coucal

Black coucal
Subadult in central Angola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Cuculidae
Genus: Centropus
Species:
C. grillii
Binomial name
Centropus grillii
Hartlaub, 1861

The black coucal (Centropus grillii) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It has a wide distribution in Africa south of the Sahara.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Centropus grillii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22684249A93021184. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22684249A93021184.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.