| Senegal coucal | |
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| C. s. senegalensis, Gambia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cuculiformes |
| Family: | Cuculidae |
| Genus: | Centropus |
| Species: | C. senegalensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Centropus senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
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Cuculus senegalensis (protonym) | |
The Senegal coucal (Centropus senegalensis) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners, the anis, and the hoatzin. It is a medium-sized member of its genus and is found in lightly-wooded country and savannah in central and southern Africa.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Centropus senegalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22684284A93023260. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22684284A93023260.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.