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Common Name

African Emerald Cuckoo

Alternate Names

Common Type

Cuckoo

Order

Cuculiformes

Family

Cuculidae

Genus

Chrysococcyx

Species

cupreus

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Angola, Ghana

Number of Sub-Species

Four Sub Species

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Forages in the middle and top layers of the canopy.

Distribution and Range

Sub Sahara Africa

Food

Diet includes many insects like caterpillars and ants and is supplemented with some fruit.

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