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African emerald cuckoo

Chrysococcyx cupreus (Shaw, 1792)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The African emerald cuckoo (Chrysococcyx cupreus) is a species in the family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes. Recorded adults weigh 36.7 g to 37.9 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

African emerald cuckoo (Chrysococcyx cupreus)
Photo: Maans Booysen, Birding Weto · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the African emerald cuckoo

Weight
36.7 g – 37.9 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Photos of the African emerald cuckoo

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African emerald cuckoo (Chrysococcyx cupreus)
Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the African emerald cuckoo live?

Not recorded

What is the African emerald cuckoo?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The African emerald cuckoo (Chrysococcyx cupreus) is a species of cuckoo that is native to Africa.

From the Wikipedia article “African emerald cuckoo” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=African_emerald_cuckoo&oldid=1384407111), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the African emerald cuckoo endangered?

The African emerald cuckoo is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the African emerald cuckoo classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCuculiformes
  5. familyCuculidae
  6. genusChrysococcyx
  7. SpeciesChrysococcyx cupreus (Shaw, 1792)

Synonyms Adetococcyx intermedius, Chalcites smaragdineus, Chrysococcyx smaragdineus, Cuculus cupreus, Cuculus smaragdineus, Metallococcyx smaragdineus

Other names and names in other languages (40)
  • AECUEnglish
  • Emerald cuckooEnglish
  • Emerald cuckooEnglish
  • Southern African emerald cuckooEnglish
  • MooimeisieAfrikaans
  • وقواق الزمرد الأفريقيArabic
  • আফ্রিকান শ্যামাপাপিয়াBangla
  • cucut maragda ventregrocCatalan
  • kukačka žlutobřicháCzech
  • cog emralltWelsh
  • Gulbuget GøgDanish
  • SmaragdkuckuckGerman
  • Smaragd-KuckuckGerman
  • flavaventra kukoloEsperanto
  • Cuclillo esmeralda africanoSpanish
  • kuldkõht-rohekäguEstonian
  • smaragdikäkiFinnish
  • Coucou foliotocolFrench
  • Cuach uaine AfracachIrish
  • žutotrba kukavicaCroatian
  • aranykakukkHungarian
  • Cuculo smeraldino africanoItalian
  • ミドリカッコウJapanese
  • smaragdinė gegutėLithuanian
  • SmaragdkoekoekDutch
  • smaragdgjøkNorwegian
  • kukułeczka złocistaPolish
  • OssobôPortuguese
  • cuco-esmeraldinoPortuguese
  • cuco-esmeraldino-africanoPortuguese
  • Желтобрюхая кукушкаRussian
  • Золотистая бронзовая кукушкаRussian
  • kukučka zelenáSlovak
  • Afrička smaragdna kukavicaSerbian
  • smaragdglansgökSwedish
  • afrikansk smaragdgökSwedish
  • Afrika Zümrüt GuguğuTurkish
  • дідрик жовтогрудийUkrainian
  • 黃腹金鵑Chinese
  • 黄腹金鹃Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the African emerald cuckoo

Other species in the same genus Chrysococcyx.

LC, Least Concern
Violet cuckoo (Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus)

Violet cuckoo

Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus

Cuculidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the African emerald cuckoo?

An adult African emerald cuckoo weighs 36.7 g – 37.9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the African emerald cuckoo endangered?

The African emerald cuckoo is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the African emerald cuckoo?

The African emerald cuckoo (Chrysococcyx cupreus) belongs to the family Cuculidae in the order Cuculiformes.

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APA

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MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{african_emerald_cuckoo_2026,
  title = {African emerald cuckoo (Chrysococcyx cupreus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/african-emerald-cuckoo},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}