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Dideric Cuckoo - BirdForum Opus

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Chrysococcyx caprius
Photo by paulbright
Near Satara, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Photo by Alan Manson
Bisley Nature Reserve, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

Identification

A striking metallic greeny-bronze bird with a blood-red eye.

Distribution

Sub-Saharan Africa and Arabian Peninsula.

Taxonomy

The species is monotypic.

Habitat

It inhabits a wide range of wooded and bushy grassland habitats.

Behaviour

References

Lepage D. 2008. Avibase. Search for "Dideric Cuckoo" downloaded 15 April 2008.

External Links

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