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LCLeast ConcernInvertebrates
ForestSmall · 29 g
ForestSmall · 29 g
When to see the Yellow-throated Cuckoo
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is August, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Yellow-throated Cuckoo
Regular range
The map shades 11 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
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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Easily confused with
Asian Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx maculatusThe Asian emerald cuckoo grows to a length of about 18 cm (7 in).
Violet CuckooChrysococcyx xanthorhynchusThe males have glossy violet feathers on the head and upper parts of the body.
African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreusThe African emerald cuckoo is sexually dimorphic.
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