Dideric Cuckoo
Common resident breeder in Sub-Saharan
Africa...in the order Cuculiformes which also
includes roadrunners, koels, coucals and anis.
Africa...in the order Cuculiformes which also
includes roadrunners, koels, coucals and anis.
Chrysococcyx caprius
(L 7-7.5")
Road from Masai Mara
to Kisumu
to Kisumu
25Oct2014
*The English name is an
onomatopoeic rendition
of its call.
onomatopoeic rendition
of its call.
Chrysococcys in Greek means
gold cuckoo; caprius may be a
misprint for cupreus which is
Latin for coppery.
gold cuckoo; caprius may be a
misprint for cupreus which is
Latin for coppery.
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