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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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| + | *Bright green upperparts | ||
| + | *White underwing edged brown | ||
| + | *Sulphur yellow underparts | ||
| + | *Tail feathers tipped white | ||
| + | *Orange eye | ||
| + | *Horn coloured bill | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Africa]]<br /> | [[Africa]]<br /> | ||
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'''Southern Africa''': [[Namibia]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[South Africa]], [[KwaZulu-Natal]], [[Swaziland]]<br /> '''African Islands''': Gulf of Guinea Islands, Bioko (Fernando Po), Sao Tome, Principe | '''Southern Africa''': [[Namibia]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[South Africa]], [[KwaZulu-Natal]], [[Swaziland]]<br /> '''African Islands''': Gulf of Guinea Islands, Bioko (Fernando Po), Sao Tome, Principe | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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| + | There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
*''C. c. cupreus'': | *''C. c. cupreus'': | ||
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Revision as of 21:56, 24 August 2012
- 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 29 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/African_Emerald_Cuckoo
External Links
