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Chrysococcyx cupreus cupreus |
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Chrysococcyx cupreus intermedius |
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Coucou foliotocol |
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Emerald Cuckoo |
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Real jewel, this metallic green cuckoo with gold underparts is not very common in savannah. |
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Forest bird. Mostly located through its call. Perched still in foliage, it is quite difficult to track down in spite of its shiny colours. |
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Nests in Katanga between November and February, parasitising nests of rather large birds (oriole, bulbul, shrike). During its courtship display, the male produces a noise with wings wings while giving its call. |
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Warning :
This database was established according to official pieces of work and with the help of famous scientists. However, there might be some errors.
The vernacular names were collected in the field and in the colonial literature from the first part of the 20th century. The monks who established the first dictionaries were not necessarily informed naturalists. Therefore, errors must have been committed.
We invite everyone who could help us to improve this working tool to contact us in order to correct us and share her/his knowledge with us.
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