Species profile
African Cuckoo
Cuculus gularis
Quick answer
MUSEUM MATERIAL. — SMF 12643.
- Scientific name
- Cuculus gularis
- Family
- Cuculidae
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- Genus
- Cuculus
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording African Cuckoo in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Cuculidae
- African Emerald Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx cupreus)
- Andaman Coucal (Centropus andamanensis)
- Asian Emerald Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx maculatus)
- Banded Bay Cuckoo (Cacomantis sonneratii)
- Banded Ground-cuckoo (Neomorphus radiolosus)
- Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo (Cercococcyx montanus)
- Bay Coucal (Centropus celebensis)
- Bay-breasted Cuckoo (Hyetornis rufigularis)