Silhouette: Nicolas Huet le Jeune and Jean-Gabriel Prêtre (vectorized by T. Michael Keesey) · PhyloPic

Dideric Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx caprius

Silhouette: Nicolas Huet le Jeune and Jean-Gabriel Prêtre (vectorized by T. Michael Keesey) · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
GenusChrysococcyx (Emerald Cuckoos and allies)
SpeciesChrysococcyx caprius (Dideric Cuckoo)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Gorongosa National Park

6 Verified sightings at Gorongosa National Park From 2019 to 2026

7,892 Verified sightings across all 52 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Dideric Cuckoo

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. The diederik cuckoo was described by the French polymath Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon in 1780 in his Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux from a specimen collected in the Cape of Good Hope region of South Africa. The bird was also illustrated in a hand-coloured plate engraved by François-Nicolas Martinet in the Planches Enluminées D'Histoire Naturelle which was produced under the supervision of Edme-Louis Daubenton to accompany Buffon's text. Neither the plate caption nor Buffon's description included a scientific name but in 1783 the Dutch naturalist Pieter Boddaert coined the binomial name Cuculus caprius in his catalogue of the Planches Enluminées. The diederik cuckoo is now placed in the genus Chrysococcyx that was erected by the German zoologist Friedrich Boie in 1826. The species is monotypic.

The generic name Chrysococcyx combines the Ancient Greek khrusos meaning "gold" and kokkux meaning "cuckoo". The specific epithet caprius is from the Latin cupreus meaning "coppery... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Gorongosa National Park

Chrysococcyx cupreus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Chrysococcyx klaas

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Centropus superciliosus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Cuculus solitarius

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Centropus senegalensis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Ceuthmochares australis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Clamator levaillantii

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Cuculus clamosus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Centropus grillii

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Cercococcyx montanus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Pachycoccyx audeberti

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Cuculus gularis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~20%
2	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~20%
3	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~20%
4	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~20%
5	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~20%
6	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~20%
7	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~20%
8	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~20%
9	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~20%
10	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~20%
11	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	~20%
12	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
13	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~10%
14	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
15	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
16	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
17	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
18	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~10%
19	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~10%
20	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~10%
21	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
22	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~10%
23	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	~10%
24	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
25	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~10%
26	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~10%
27	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
28	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~10%
29	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
30	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~10%
31	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
32	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	<5%
33	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
34	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	<5%
35	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
36	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
37	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
38	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
39	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
40	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	<5%
41	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
42	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
43	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
44	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	<5%
45	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
46	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
47	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	Insufficient data
48	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
49	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
50	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	Insufficient data
51	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
52	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data

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Dideric Cuckoo

About the Dideric Cuckoo

Recent sightings of Dideric Cuckoo in Gorongosa National Park

Closest Relatives at Gorongosa National Park

African Emerald Cuckoo

Klaas's Cuckoo

White-browed Coucal

Red-chested Cuckoo

Senegal Coucal

Green Malkoha

Levaillant's Cuckoo

Black Cuckoo

Black Coucal

Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo

Thick-billed Cuckoo

African Cuckoo

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found