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[[Image:African_Emerald_Cuckoo.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Jan+Van+den+Broeck|Jan Van den Broeck}}<br>Photo taken: [[St. Lucia]], [[South Africa]]]] | [[Image:African_Emerald_Cuckoo.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Jan+Van+den+Broeck|Jan Van den Broeck}}<br>Photo taken: [[St. Lucia]], [[South Africa]]]] | ||
;[[:Category:Chrysococcyx|Chrysococcyx]] cupreus | ;[[:Category:Chrysococcyx|Chrysococcyx]] cupreus | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
21-23cm. Bright green upperparts, white underwing edged brown, sulphur yellow underparts, tail feathers tipped white, orange eye, horn coloured bill. | 21-23cm. Bright green upperparts, white underwing edged brown, sulphur yellow underparts, tail feathers tipped white, orange eye, horn coloured bill. | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Africa]] | + | [[Africa]]<br /> |
| − | + | '''Western Africa''': [[Guinea-Bissau]], [[Guinea]], [[Sierra Leone]], [[Liberia]], [[Ivory Coast]], [[Ghana]], [[Togo]], [[Nigeria]], [[Niger]], [[Chad]], [[Cameroon]], [[Central African Republic]], [[Equatorial Guinea]], [[Gabon]], [[Congo]], [[Angola]]<br /> | |
| + | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Somalia]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]], [[Mozambique]], [[Malawi]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Southern Africa''': [[Namibia]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[South Africa]], [[KwaZulu-Natal]], [[Swaziland]]<br /> '''African Islands''': Gulf of Guinea Islands, Bioko (Fernando Po), Sao Tome, Principe | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | |
| + | *''C. c. cupreus'': | ||
| + | :*Africa south of the Sahara | ||
| + | *''C. c. intermedius'': | ||
| + | :*Bioko (Gulf of Guinea) | ||
| + | *''C. c. insularum'': | ||
| + | :*São Tomé, Príncipe and Pagalu (Gulf of Guinea) | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Evergreen and riverine forests. | Evergreen and riverine forests. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
The diet includes caterpillars. | The diet includes caterpillars. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Avibase | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Chrysococcyx+cupreus}} | {{GSearch|Chrysococcyx+cupreus}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Chrysococcyx]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Chrysococcyx]] | ||
Revision as of 21:57, 4 June 2009
- Chrysococcyx cupreus
Identification
21-23cm. Bright green upperparts, white underwing edged brown, sulphur yellow underparts, tail feathers tipped white, orange eye, horn coloured bill.
Distribution
Africa
Western Africa: Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, Angola
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi
Southern Africa: Namibia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland
African Islands: Gulf of Guinea Islands, Bioko (Fernando Po), Sao Tome, Principe
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
- C. c. cupreus:
- Africa south of the Sahara
- C. c. intermedius:
- Bioko (Gulf of Guinea)
- C. c. insularum:
- São Tomé, Príncipe and Pagalu (Gulf of Guinea)
Habitat
Evergreen and riverine forests.
Behaviour
The diet includes caterpillars.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) African Emerald Cuckoo. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 1 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/African_Emerald_Cuckoo
