About Centropus superciliosus burchellii Swainson, 1838
The white-browed coucal is a medium-sized bird, with adults reaching a total length of 36 to 42 cm (14 to 17 in). Males and females have similar plumage: adult individuals have a blackish crown and nape, a distinct white supercilium (eyebrow stripe), a rufous-brown back, chestnut wings, a blackish rump, and a black tail with green iridescence and a white tip. The underparts of adult birds are creamy-white, the irises are red, the beak is black, and the legs and feet are greyish-black or solid black. Juvenile white-browed coucals have rufous streaking on the crown, a faint buff supercilium, barred plumage on the upper body, and darker underparts than adults. This subspecies is native to eastern and southern Africa, as well as the southwestern Arabian Peninsula. In Africa, its documented range covers Angola, Botswana, Burundi, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Outside of Africa, it occurs in Saudi Arabia and Yemen. It is a common species with an extremely large range, so the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as least-concern.
