How big is an Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo?

The Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo is a medium sized bird weighing about 66 g.

Where can you see an Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo?

The Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo occurs in 15 countries, including Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, Uganda, Congo - Kinshasa and Cameroon.

What birds look similar to an Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo?

The Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo is most easily confused with the Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo and the Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo.

Is the Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo endangered?

The Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo

Cercococcyx olivinus

Cuckoos · Cuculiformes · Rare

The Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo (Cercococcyx olivinus) is a rare cuckoo found in 15 countries, weighing about 66 g. The olive long-tailed cuckoo is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae.

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Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo (Cercococcyx olivinus), photo 1 — Photo: Tom Field · CC BY 4.0

Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo (Cercococcyx olivinus), photo 2 — Photo: (c) Antoine Thivolle, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo

The olive long-tailed cuckoo is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found throughout the African tropical rainforest.

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Where it lives

Ghana Equatorial Guinea Uganda Congo - Kinshasa Cameroon Zambia Côte d’Ivoire Gabon Liberia Nigeria Sierra Leone Congo - Brazzaville Guinea Angola

Recorded as a rare visitor in Central African Republic.

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, July, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in November. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does an Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo look like?: The olive long-tailed cuckoo is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae.
How big is an Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo?: The Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo is a medium sized bird weighing about 66 g.
Where can you see an Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo?: The Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo occurs in 15 countries, including Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, Uganda, Congo - Kinshasa and Cameroon.
What birds look similar to an Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo?: The Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo is most easily confused with the Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo and the Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo.
Is the Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo endangered?: The Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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