African Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx cupreus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (24)
- Subspecies (3)
Robert B. Payne and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.1 — Published October 15, 2021
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Mooimeisie |
| Catalan | cucut maragda ventregroc |
| Czech | kukačka žlutobřichá |
| Dutch | Smaragdkoekoek |
| English | African Emerald Cuckoo |
| English (United States) | African Emerald Cuckoo |
| French | Coucou foliotocol |
| French (France) | Coucou foliotocol |
| German | Smaragdkuckuck |
| Icelandic | Smaragðsgaukur |
| Japanese | ミドリカッコウ |
| Norwegian | smaragdgjøk |
| Polish | kukułeczka złocista |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Cuco-esmeraldino |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Cuco-esmeraldino |
| Russian | Желтобрюхая кукушка |
| Serbian | Afrička smaragdna kukavica |
| Slovak | kukučka zelená |
| Spanish | Cuclillo Esmeralda Africano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cuclillo esmeralda africano |
| Swedish | afrikansk smaragdgök |
| Turkish | Afrika Zümrüt Guguğu |
| Ukrainian | Дідрик жовтогрудий |
| Zulu | ubantwanyana |
Revision Notes
Peter F. D. Boesman contributed to the Sounds and Vocal Behavior page.
Chrysococcyx cupreus (Shaw, 1792)
PROTONYM:
Cuculus cupreus
Shaw, 1792. Museum Leverianum, containing select specimens from the museum of the late Sir Ashton Lever (etc.) 1, no. 4, p.157.
TYPE LOCALITY:
'Most probably an African bird' = Africa, restricted to Gambia by Grant antea, p. 419.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CHRYSOCOCCYX
- cupreus
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the African Emerald Cuckoo
