Cuckoos

Gabon Coucal

Centropus anselli

The Gabon Coucal (Centropus anselli) is a 210 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Cuckoos

Order

Cuculiformes

Weight

210 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

7

Recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, Central African Rep., Eq. Guinea.

Where to see it: LuiKotale Camp (Democratic Republic of the Congo); Tombingo Forest (Angola); Kumbira Forest Reserve (Angola); Ipassa Makokou Nature Reserve (Gabon); Odzala NP · Mboko Camp (Republic of the Congo).

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