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Chrysococcyx caprius
SUBFAMILY
Cuculinae
TAXONOMY
Cuculus caprius Boddaert, 1783, Cape of Good Hope. Monotypic.
OTHER COMMON NAMES
English: Diederik cuckoo, didric cuckoo; French: Coucou didric; German: Goldkuckuck; Spanish: Cuclillo Didric.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
7.5 in (19 cm), 1.1 oz (32 g). Bronze-green above, white below with barred green flanks.
DISTRIBUTION
Sub-Saharan Africa and South Arabia.
HABITAT
Open woodlands, acacia savanna, and in gardens of towns.
BEHAVIOR
Species has both sedentary and migratory populations.
FEEDING ECOLOGY AND DIET
Insects, mainly caterpillars; seeds.
REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
Breeds with rains. Brood parasitic; two-day-old chick evicts host offspring.
CONSERVATION STATUS
Not globally threatened.
SIGNIFICANCE TO HUMANS
None known.

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