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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | + | 21-23cm<br /> | |
+ | *Bright green upperparts | ||
+ | *White underwing edged brown | ||
+ | *Sulphur yellow underparts | ||
+ | *Tail feathers tipped white | ||
+ | *Orange eye | ||
+ | *Horn coloured bill | ||
+ | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | [[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== | ||
+ | ====Subspecies==== | ||
+ | There are 3 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== | ||
+ | Evergreen and riverine forests. | ||
+ | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | The diet includes caterpillars. | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Avibase | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
− | {{GSearch|Chrysococcyx+cupreus}} | + | {{GSearch|Chrysococcyx+cupreus}} |
− | [[Category:Birds]] | + | <br /> |
+ | {{Video|African_Emerald_Cuckoo}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Chrysococcyx]] [[Category:Videos]] |
Revision as of 13:34, 28 July 2015
- 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
There are 3 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 28 March 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/African_Emerald_Cuckoo
External Links