African Emerald Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx cupreus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusChrysococcyx (Emerald Cuckoos and allies)
- SpeciesChrysococcyx cupreus (African Emerald Cuckoo)
Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Dideric Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx caprius
Klaas's Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx klaas
White-browed Coucal
Centropus superciliosus
Green Malkoha
Ceuthmochares australis
Red-chested Cuckoo
Cuculus solitarius
Black Cuckoo
Cuculus clamosus
Jacobin Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus
Great Spotted Cuckoo
Clamator glandarius
Black Coucal
Centropus grillii
African Cuckoo
Cuculus gularis
Levaillant's Cuckoo
Clamator levaillantii
Common Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a African Emerald Cuckoo in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
About 13% of visitor-days record a African Emerald Cuckoo sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 184 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Emerald Cuckoo in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for African Emerald Cuckoo in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.