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| | + | '''Alternative name: Diederik Cuckoo''' |
| | + | [[Image:Diedrick_Cuckoo.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Adult male<br />Photo by {{user|Reader|Reader}} <br />Lower Sabie, [[Kruger National Park]], [[South Africa]], November 2009]] |
| | ;[[:Category:Chrysococcyx|Chrysococcyx]] caprius | | ;[[:Category:Chrysococcyx|Chrysococcyx]] caprius |
| - | [[Image:Diedrick_Cuckoo.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Adult male. Photo by {{user|Reader|Reader}} <br />Lower Sabie, [[Kruger National Park]], [[South Africa]], November 2009]] | |
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| | ==Identification== | | ==Identification== |
| | A striking metallic greeny-bronze bird with a red eye. Underside is white centrally but barred dark on flanks. <br /> | | A striking metallic greeny-bronze bird with a red eye. Underside is white centrally but barred dark on flanks. <br /> |
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| | Sub-Saharan [[Africa]] and [[Arabian Peninsula]]. | | Sub-Saharan [[Africa]] and [[Arabian Peninsula]]. |
| | ==Taxonomy== | | ==Taxonomy== |
| - | [[Image:Dideric_Cuckoo_juvenile_by_MacNara.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Rufous juvenile. Photo by {{user|MacNara|MacNara}} <br />]] | + | [[Image:Dideric_Cuckoo_juvenile_by_MacNara.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Rufous juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|MacNara|MacNara}} <br /> [[Nakuru National Park]], [[Kenya]], December 2008]] |
| | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>. | | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>. |
| | ==Habitat== | | ==Habitat== |
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| | ==Behaviour== | | ==Behaviour== |
| | Solitary or in pairs. More conspicuous than other African Cuckoos. | | Solitary or in pairs. More conspicuous than other African Cuckoos. |
| - | | + | ====Diet==== |
| | Eats invertebrates, mainly caterpillars. | | Eats invertebrates, mainly caterpillars. |
| - | | + | ====Breeding==== |
| - | '''Breeding''': A brood parasite; hosts include [[Red Bishop]], [[Cape Sparrow]], [[Southern Masked-Weaver]], [[Village Weaver]], [[Cape Weaver]] and [[Cape Wagtail]]. | + | A brood parasite; hosts include [[Red Bishop]], [[Cape Sparrow]], [[Southern Masked-Weaver]], [[Village Weaver]], [[Cape Weaver]] and [[Cape Wagtail]]. |
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| | ==References== | | ==References== |
| - | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Lepage D. 2008. [http://www.bsc-eoc.org/avibase/ Avibase]. Search for "Dideric Cuckoo" downloaded 15 April 2008. | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#Avibase |
| | #[http://birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=1883770 Birdforum thread] discussing the id of this species | | #[http://birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=1883770 Birdforum thread] discussing the id of this species |
| | + | {{ref}} |
| | ==External Links== | | ==External Links== |
| | {{GSearch|Chrysococcyx+caprius}} | | {{GSearch|Chrysococcyx+caprius}} |
| | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Chrysococcyx]] | | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Chrysococcyx]] |
Current revision
Alternative name: Diederik Cuckoo
- Chrysococcyx caprius
[edit] Identification
A striking metallic greeny-bronze bird with a red eye. Underside is white centrally but barred dark on flanks.
Juveniles and females can occur in a much more reddish plumage.
[edit] Distribution
Sub-Saharan Africa and Arabian Peninsula.
[edit] Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species1.
[edit] Habitat
It inhabits a wide range of wooded and bushy grassland habitats.
[edit] Behaviour
Solitary or in pairs. More conspicuous than other African Cuckoos.
Eats invertebrates, mainly caterpillars.
[edit] Breeding
A brood parasite; hosts include Red Bishop, Cape Sparrow, Southern Masked-Weaver, Village Weaver, Cape Weaver and Cape Wagtail.
[edit] References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Avibase
- Birdforum thread discussing the id of this species
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