Klaas's cuckoo

Klaas's cuckoo
male
female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Cuculidae
Genus: Chrysococcyx
Species:
C. klaas
Binomial name
Chrysococcyx klaas
(Stephens, 1815)

Klaas's cuckoo (Chrysococcyx klaas) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae which is native to the wooded regions of sub-Saharan Africa. The specific name honours Klaas, the Khoikhoi man who collected the type specimen.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Chrysococcyx klaas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22684017A93011027. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22684017A93011027.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.