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The Gabon coucal is a large-sized species growing to 46 to 58 cm (18 to 23 in) in length. The sexes are similar, the adult having the head, sides of neck and back black, glossed with purple, the lower back and rump whitish buff, barred with black, the wings dark brown and dark chestnut and the tail blackish-bronze glossed green. The underparts are rufous-buff or tawny. The eyes are reddish, the beak black and the feet black. The juvenile is similar to the adult but the black colouring is mostly replaced by dark brown and is unglossed, and the wings are heavily barred and rufous.
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When to see the Gabon Coucal
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Where to see the Gabon Coucal
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About the Gabon Coucal
The Gabon coucal is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is mainly found in Gabon but also occurs in neighboring areas of Cameroon, Angola, the Central African Republic, the western Congo Basin and Equatorial Guinea.
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Easily confused with
Violaceous CoucalCentropus violaceusThe violaceous coucal or violet coucal is a cuckoo species in the family Cuculidae.
Short-toed CoucalCentropus rectunguisThe short-toed coucal is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae.
Buff-headed CoucalCentropus miloThe buff-headed coucal is a species of coucal.
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