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Red-chested cuckoo

Cuculus solitarius Stephens, 1815

LCLeast Concernbirds

The red-chested cuckoo (Cuculus solitarius) is a species in the family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes. Recorded adults weigh 71.8 g to 76.7 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Red-chested cuckoo (Cuculus solitarius)
Photo: Giles Laurent · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the red-chested cuckoo

Weight
71.8 g – 76.7 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
11.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the red-chested cuckoo live?

Not recorded

What is the red-chested cuckoo?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The red-chested cuckoo (Cuculus solitarius) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is a medium-sized bird found in Africa, south of the Sahara. In Afrikaans, it is known as "Piet-my-vrou", after its call.

From the Wikipedia article “Red-chested cuckoo” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Red-chested_cuckoo&oldid=1380727558), 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 red-chested cuckoo endangered?

The red-chested 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 red-chested cuckoo classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCuculiformes
  5. familyCuculidae
  6. genusCuculus
  7. SpeciesCuculus solitarius Stephens, 1815

Synonyms Cuculus rubiculus, Cuculus solitarius solitarius, Cuculus solitarus, Notococcyx solitarius

Other names and names in other languages (35)
  • RCCUEnglish
  • Red-breasted cuckooEnglish
  • Piet-my-vrouAfrikaans
  • Skiet-my-nouAfrikaans
  • وقواق أحمر الصدرArabic
  • cucut pit-roigCatalan
  • kukačka skořicovoprsáCzech
  • kukačka červenoprsáCzech
  • cog frongoch AffricaWelsh
  • EremitgøgDanish
  • EinsiedlerkuckuckGerman
  • ruĝbrusta kukoloEsperanto
  • Cuco solitarioSpanish
  • punarind-käguEstonian
  • punarintakäkiFinnish
  • Coucou solitaireFrench
  • riđoprsa kukavicaCroatian
  • vörösbóbitás kakukkHungarian
  • Cuculo pettorossoItalian
  • チャムネカッコウJapanese
  • rausvakrūtė gegutėLithuanian
  • HeremietkoekoekDutch
  • rødbrystgjøkNorwegian
  • kukułka rdzawopierśnaPolish
  • cuco-de-peito-vermelhoPortuguese
  • Красногрудая кукушкаRussian
  • kukučka hrdzavoprsáSlovak
  • Crvenogruda kukavicaSerbian
  • rödbröstad gökSwedish
  • Al Göğüslü GugukTurkish
  • Kızıl göğüslü gugukTurkish
  • зозуля червоноволаUkrainian
  • 赤胸杜鵑Chinese
  • 赤胸杜鹃Chinese
  • PezukomkonoZulu

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the red-chested cuckoo

Other species in the same genus Cuculus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the red-chested cuckoo?

An adult red-chested cuckoo weighs 71.8 g – 76.7 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the red-chested cuckoo endangered?

The red-chested 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 red-chested cuckoo?

The red-chested cuckoo (Cuculus solitarius) belongs to the family Cuculidae in the order Cuculiformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{red_chested_cuckoo_2026,
  title = {Red-chested cuckoo (Cuculus solitarius)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-chested-cuckoo},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}