African Emerald Cuckoo
Masai Mara
24Oct2014
Found across much of
Sub-Saharan Africa.
Sub-Saharan Africa.
Chrysococcyx cupreus
(L 8.5-9")
When daisies pied and violets blue
And lady-smocks all silver-white
And cuckoo-buds of yellow hue
Do paint the meadows with delight,
(William Shakespeare)
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Chrysococcys in Greek means
gold cuckoo; cupreus in Latin
means coppery.
gold cuckoo; cupreus in Latin
means coppery.
FYI these are not flash photos.