About Centropus superciliosus Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1829
The white-browed coucal (Centropus superciliosus Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1829) is a medium-sized coucal species, with adults reaching a total length of 36 to 42 cm (14 to 17 in). Males and females have similar external plumage. Adult individuals have blackish crown and nape, a distinct white supercilium, rufous-brown back, chestnut wings, blackish rump, and a black tail with green iridescence and a white tip. The underparts of adults 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 differ from adults: they show rufous streaking on the crown, have a faint buff supercilium, barred upper body plumage, and darker underparts. This species is native to eastern and southern Africa, as well as the southwestern Arabian Peninsula. Within Africa, its recorded distribution includes 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. On the Arabian Peninsula, 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.
