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Yellow-throated Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx flavigularis

Least ConcernRareInvertebratesForestSmall · 29 g
Yellow-throated Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx flavigularis), photo 1
Photo: Jay Pruett · CC BY 4.0
Yellow-throated Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx flavigularis), photo 2
Photo: (c) Jay Pruett, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
Yellow-throated Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx flavigularis), photo 3
Photo: (c) Antoine Thivolle, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
Yellow-throated Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx flavigularis), photo 4
Photo: (c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Yellow-throated Cuckoo

The yellow-throated cuckoo is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is sparsely present across the African tropical rainforest and Jos Plateau. It is threatened by deforestation.

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Where it lives

Regular range
Uganda Ghana Equatorial Guinea Congo - Kinshasa Gabon Central African Republic Congo - Brazzaville Cameroon Côte d’Ivoire Nigeria Sierra Leone

When to see it

Peak activity in August · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Asian Emerald Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx maculatus) Asian Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx maculatusThe Asian emerald cuckoo grows to a length of about 18 cm (7 in). Violet Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus) Violet CuckooChrysococcyx xanthorhynchusThe males have glossy violet feathers on the head and upper parts of the body. African Emerald Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx cupreus) African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreusThe African emerald cuckoo is sexually dimorphic.

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