Species profile
African Emerald Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx cupreus
Quick answer
Breeding regions are AF. Breeding subregions are Senegal and Gambia to South Sudan and Ethiopia, s to Angola and e South Africa.
- Scientific name
- Chrysococcyx cupreus
- Family
- Cuculidae
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- Genus
- Chrysococcyx
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording African Emerald 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 Cuckoo (Cuculus gularis)
- 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)