African Emerald Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx cupreus)
About the African Emerald Cuckoo
The African emerald cuckoo (Chrysococcyx cupreus) is a species of cuckoo that is native to Africa. As a member of the family Cuculidae, the African emerald cuckoo is an Old World cuckoo. There are four subspecies, namely C. c. cupreus, C. c. sharpei, C. c. intermedius, and C. c. insularum. C. c. cupreus: Africa south of the Sahara C. c. intermedius: Bioko (Gulf of Guinea) C. c. insularum: São Tomé, Príncipe, and Annobón (Gulf of Guinea).
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 138 recordings for this species: 7 CC BY-NC-ND · 6 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Cameroon, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Horsfield's Bronze CuckooChrysococcyx basalisrecording
- Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaasrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.