| African emerald cuckoo | |
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| Male C. c. intermedius São Tomé and Príncipe | |
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| Female *C. c. Eshowe, KwaZulu-Natal | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cuculiformes |
| Family: | Cuculidae |
| Genus: | Chrysococcyx |
| Species: | C. cupreus
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| Binomial name | |
| Chrysococcyx cupreus (Shaw, 1792)
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The African emerald cuckoo (Chrysococcyx cupreus) is a species of cuckoo that is native to Africa.
- ^ 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.