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Klaas's cuckoo

Chrysococcyx klaas (Stephens, 1815)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The klaas's cuckoo (Chrysococcyx klaas) is a species in the family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes. Recorded adults weigh 25.6 g to 30.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Klaas's cuckoo (Chrysococcyx klaas)
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the klaas's cuckoo

Weight
25.6 g – 30.2 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
12 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
3.5src for Young per litter or clutch
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 klaas's cuckoo

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Klaas's cuckoo (Chrysococcyx klaas)
Lip Kee Yap · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the klaas's cuckoo live?

Not recorded

What is the klaas's cuckoo?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Klaas's cuckoo (Chrysococcyx klaas) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae which is native to the wooded regions of sub-Saharan Africa. The specific name honours Klaas, the Khoikhoi man who collected the type specimen.

From the Wikipedia article “Klaas's cuckoo” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Klaas%27s_cuckoo&oldid=1381587797), 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.

What does the klaas's cuckoo sound like?

Anne Ndung'u · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Is the klaas's cuckoo endangered?

The klaas's 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 klaas's cuckoo classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCuculiformes
  5. familyCuculidae
  6. genusChrysococcyx
  7. SpeciesChrysococcyx klaas (Stephens, 1815)

Synonyms Adamatornis klaasi, Chrysococcyx klaasi, Cuculus klaas, Cuculus klaasii

Other names and names in other languages (43)
  • KLCUEnglish
  • MeitjieAfrikaans
  • وقواق كلاسArabic
  • Клаасова смарагдена кукувицаBulgarian
  • cucut maragda de KlaasCatalan
  • kukačka KlaasovaCzech
  • cog KlaasWelsh
  • Hvidbuget SmaragdgøgDanish
  • KlaaskuckuckGerman
  • Klaas-KuckuckGerman
  • verda kukoloEsperanto
  • Cuclillo de KlaasSpanish
  • väike-rohekäguEstonian
  • malakiittikäkiFinnish
  • Coucou de KlaasFrench
  • Cuach chláisIrish
  • קוקיה קלאסיתHebrew
  • קוקייה אזמרגדיתHebrew
  • zelena kukavicaCroatian
  • Klaas-rézkakukkHungarian
  • Cuculo di KlaasItalian
  • Cuculo dorato di KlaasItalian
  • シロハラミドリカッコウJapanese
  • žalianugarė bronzinė gegutėLithuanian
  • Klāsa dzeguzeLatvian
  • Klaas' KoekoekDutch
  • grønngjøkNorwegian
  • kukułeczka białobrzuchaPolish
  • cuco-de-klaasPortuguese
  • Cuco-bronzeado-menorPortuguese
  • cuco-bronzeado-pequenoPortuguese
  • cuco-verde-brancoPortuguese
  • Белобрюхая кукушкаRussian
  • Бронзовая кукушка КлаасаRussian
  • kukučka zeleno-bielaSlovak
  • Klaasova kukavicaSerbian
  • grönglansgökSwedish
  • klaasglansgökSwedish
  • Klaas guguğuTurkish
  • Yeşil Beyaz GugukTurkish
  • дідрик білочеревийUkrainian
  • 白腹金鵑Chinese
  • 白腹金鹃Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the klaas's 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

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How big is the klaas's cuckoo?

An adult klaas's cuckoo weighs 25.6 g – 30.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the klaas's cuckoo endangered?

The klaas's 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 klaas's cuckoo?

The klaas's cuckoo (Chrysococcyx klaas) belongs to the family Cuculidae in the order Cuculiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Klaas's cuckoo (Chrysococcyx klaas). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/klaass-cuckoo

MLA

“Klaas's cuckoo (Chrysococcyx klaas).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/klaass-cuckoo.

BibTeX
@misc{klaass_cuckoo_2026,
  title = {Klaas's cuckoo (Chrysococcyx klaas)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/klaass-cuckoo},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}