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Diederik cuckoo

Chrysococcyx caprius (Boddaert, 1783)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The diederik cuckoo (Chrysococcyx caprius) is a species in the family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes. Recorded adults weigh 29 g to 37 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Diederik cuckoo (Chrysococcyx caprius)
Photo: Flickr user Alastair Rae . Photo uploaded to commons by user ltshears · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the diederik cuckoo

Weight
29 g – 37 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
11.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
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 diederik cuckoo

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Diederik cuckoo (Chrysococcyx caprius)
Tom Tarrant · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the diederik cuckoo live?

Not recorded

What is the diederik cuckoo?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The diederik cuckoo (Chrysococcyx caprius), formerly dideric cuckoo or didric cuckoo, is a member of the cuckoo family of birds, Cuculidae, which also includes the roadrunners and the anis.

From the Wikipedia article “Diederik cuckoo” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diederik_cuckoo&oldid=1378628976), 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 diederik cuckoo endangered?

The diederik 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 diederik cuckoo classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCuculiformes
  5. familyCuculidae
  6. genusChrysococcyx
  7. SpeciesChrysococcyx caprius (Boddaert, 1783)

Synonyms Cuculus auratus, Cuculus caprius, Cuculus nitens

Other names and names in other languages (49)
  • DICUEnglish
  • Dideric cuckooEnglish
  • Diderick cuckooEnglish
  • Didric cuckooEnglish
  • Diederic cuckooEnglish
  • DiedrikkieAfrikaans
  • DiederikkieAfrikaans
  • KersfeesvoëltjieAfrikaans
  • وقواق ديدريكArabic
  • cucut maragda pitblancCatalan
  • kukačka leskláCzech
  • cog didricWelsh
  • GuldgøgDanish
  • GoldkuckuckGerman
  • Μεγάλος ΧρυσόκουκοςGreek
  • OrkukuloEsperanto
  • ora kukoloEsperanto
  • Cuclillo didricSpanish
  • valgerind-rohekäguEstonian
  • kuparikäkiFinnish
  • Coucou didricFrench
  • Cuachín dhídreachIrish
  • קוקיה ירוקהHebrew
  • zelenoleđa kukavicaCroatian
  • rezes fénykakukkHungarian
  • GullgaukurIcelandic
  • Cuculo dorato di LevaillantItalian
  • ブロンズミドリカッコウJapanese
  • paprastoji bronzinė gegutėLithuanian
  • dīderikdzeguzeLatvian
  • DiederikkoekoekDutch
  • diderikgjøkNorwegian
  • kukułeczka pstraPolish
  • cuco-didriPortuguese
  • cuco-bronzeadoPortuguese
  • cuco-bronzeado-africanoPortuguese
  • Пегая кукушкаRussian
  • Бронзовая кукушкаRussian
  • Бронзовая кукушка дидрикRussian
  • VeaikesealgiehkaNorthern Sami
  • kukučka zlatáSlovak
  • beloprsa mala kukavicaSlovenian
  • Kukavica didrikSerbian
  • didrikglansgökSwedish
  • Dideric guguğuTurkish
  • Sürmeli Zümrüt GuguğuTurkish
  • дідрик білощокийUkrainian
  • 白眉金鵑Chinese
  • 白眉金鹃Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the diederik 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 diederik cuckoo?

An adult diederik cuckoo weighs 29 g – 37 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the diederik cuckoo endangered?

The diederik 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 diederik cuckoo?

The diederik cuckoo (Chrysococcyx caprius) belongs to the family Cuculidae in the order Cuculiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Diederik cuckoo (Chrysococcyx caprius). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/diederik-cuckoo

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{diederik_cuckoo_2026,
  title = {Diederik cuckoo (Chrysococcyx caprius)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/diederik-cuckoo},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}