Alternative name: Barred Cuckoo
- Cercococcyx montanus
Identification
33 cm
- Olive brown head
- Cream throat
- Olive brown back
- Yellow legs
- Brown eyes.
Distribution
Africa:
Western Africa: Democratic Republic of Congo
Eastern Africa: Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi
Southern Africa: Zimbabwe
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
There are 2 subspecies
- C. m. montanus:
- Montane forests of south-western Uganda, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda
- C. m. patulus:
- Montane forests of Kenya to southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique
Forms a superspecies with Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo.
Habitat
Riverine forests and close to water.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes butterflies, bees, wasps, locusts and ants, hawked aerially.
Breeding
Breeds probably in the rainy season. A brood parasitic. Suspected host species are Sharpe's Akalat and African Broadbill.
Movements
A resident species with some altitudinal movements.
References
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2023. IOC World Bird List (v 13.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.13.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliot, and J Sargatal, eds. 1997. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 4: Sandgrouse to Cuckoos. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334221
- Avibase
- Birdsinsa
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Barred_Long-tailed_Cuckoo
External Links
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