African emerald cuckoo

African emerald cuckoo
Male C. c. intermedius
São Tomé and Príncipe
Female *C. c.
Eshowe, KwaZulu-Natal
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Cuculidae
Genus: Chrysococcyx
Species:
C. cupreus
Binomial name
Chrysococcyx cupreus
(Shaw, 1792)

The African emerald cuckoo (Chrysococcyx cupreus) is a species of cuckoo that is native to Africa.

  1. ^ BirdLife International. (2017) [amended version of 2016 assessment]. "Chrysococcyx cupreus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22684021A111721716. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22684021A111721716.en. Retrieved 24 October 2020.