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Yellow-throated cuckoo

Chrysococcyx flavigularis Shelley, 1880

LCLeast Concernbirds

The yellow-throated cuckoo (Chrysococcyx flavigularis) is a species in the family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes. Recorded adults weigh 29.2 g to 30 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Yellow-throated cuckoo (Chrysococcyx flavigularis)
Photo: Ben Keen · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the yellow-throated cuckoo

Weight
29.2 g – 30 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

Where does the yellow-throated cuckoo live?

Not recorded

What is the yellow-throated cuckoo?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The yellow-throated cuckoo (Chrysococcyx flavigularis) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae.

It is sparsely present across the African tropical rainforest and Jos Plateau (northern Nigeria). It is threatened by deforestation.

Yellow-throated cuckoos are obligate brood parasites; they always lay their eggs in other birds' nests. Their only known host is the grey-throated tit-flycatcher, (Myioparus griseigularis).

From the Wikipedia article “Yellow-throated cuckoo” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yellow-throated_cuckoo&oldid=1332567946), 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 yellow-throated cuckoo endangered?

The yellow-throated 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 yellow-throated cuckoo classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCuculiformes
  5. familyCuculidae
  6. genusChrysococcyx
  7. SpeciesChrysococcyx flavigularis Shelley, 1880

Synonyms Chrysococcyx flavigularis flavigularis

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • Yellow-throated green cuckooEnglish
  • Yellow-throated green cuckooEnglish
  • YTCUEnglish
  • وقواق أصفر الحنجرةArabic
  • وقواق برونزي أصفر الحنجرةArabic
  • cucut golagrocCatalan
  • kukačka žlutohrdláCzech
  • cog yddf-felenWelsh
  • Gulstrubet BronzegøgDanish
  • GelbkehlkuckuckGerman
  • flavgorĝa kukoloEsperanto
  • Cuclillo GorgigualdoSpanish
  • Cuclillo gorjigualdoSpanish
  • kuldkurk-käguEstonian
  • viherkäkiFinnish
  • Coucou à gorge jauneFrench
  • Cuculo golagiallaItalian
  • キノドミドリカッコウJapanese
  • geltongurklė bronzinė gegutėLithuanian
  • GeelkeelkoekoekDutch
  • gulstrupegjøkNorwegian
  • kukułeczka żółtogardłaPolish
  • cuco-de-garganta-amarelaPortuguese
  • Желтогорлая кукушкаRussian
  • Желтогорлая бронзовая кукушкаRussian
  • kukučka žltohrdláSlovak
  • Žutogrla kukavicaSerbian
  • gulstrupig glansgökSwedish
  • Sarı gerdan gugukTurkish
  • Sarı Gerdanlı GugukTurkish
  • дідрик жовтогорлийUkrainian
  • 黃喉金鵑Chinese
  • 黄喉金鹃Chinese

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Relatives of the yellow-throated 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 yellow-throated cuckoo?

An adult yellow-throated cuckoo weighs 29.2 g – 30 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the yellow-throated cuckoo endangered?

The yellow-throated 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 yellow-throated cuckoo?

The yellow-throated cuckoo (Chrysococcyx flavigularis) belongs to the family Cuculidae in the order Cuculiformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{yellow_throated_cuckoo_2026,
  title = {Yellow-throated cuckoo (Chrysococcyx flavigularis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/yellow-throated-cuckoo},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}