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Dideric Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx caprius (Boddaert, P 1783)

The diederik cuckoo, formerly dideric cuckoo or didric cuckoo is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners and the anis. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Cuculiformes
Family:
  Cuculidae
Genus:
   Chrysococcyx
Scientific:
  Chrysococcyx caprius

Original description

Citation:
  (Boddaert, P 1783)

Reference:
   Table Planches Enlum. D'Aubenton

Protonym:
  Cuculus caprius

Type locality:
  Cape of Good Hope, ex Daubenton, PI. enlum., no. 657.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/88617#page/62/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  0482FA7E6D2B02F4

Avibase ID:
  avibase-0482FA7E

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/0482FA7E

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 554713

Geographic range:

  • Chrysococcyx caprius: intra-African migrant in sub-Saharan Africa and southern Arabia
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Dideric Cuckoo
Catalan:
Cucut maragda pitblanc
Czech:
kukačka lesklá
Danish:
Guldgøg
German:
Goldkuckuck
Spanish:
Cuclillo Didric
Spanish (Spain):
Cuclillo Didric
Finnish:
kuparikäki
French:
Coucou didric
Croatian:
zelenoleđa kukavica
Hungarian:
rezes fénykakukk
Icelandic:
Gullgaukur
Italian:
Cuculo dorato di Levaillant
Japanese (romaji):
buronzumidorikakkou
Japanese:
ブロンズミドリカッコウ
Lithuanian:
Paprastoji bronzinė gegutė
Dutch:
Diederikkoekoek
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Diderikgauk
Norwegian:
Diderikgjøk
Polish:
kukułeczka pstra
Portuguese:
cuco-bronzeado
Portuguese (Portugal):
cuco-bronzeado-africano
Russian:
Пегая кукушка
Slovak:
kukučka zlatá
Serbian:
Kukavica didrik
Swedish:
didrikglansgök
Ukrainian:
Дідрик білощокий
Chinese:
白眉金鹃
Chinese (Traditional):
白眉金鵑

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Didric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Didric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Didric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Didric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Didric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Didric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Didric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Didric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Didric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Didric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Didric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Didric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Didric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Diederik Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Diederik Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Diederik Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Diederik Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Diederik Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Diederik Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Diederik Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Diederik Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Diederik Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Diederik Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Diederik Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Diederik Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Diederik Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Coucou didric ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Coucou didric ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Clements 1st edition:
Didric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Clements, version 2021:
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Clements, version 2022:
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Clements, version 2023:
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Clements, version 2024:
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Clements 3rd edition:
Didric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Clements 4th edition:
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Clements, version 2015:
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Clements, version 2016:
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Clements, version 2017:
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Clements, version 2018:
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Clements, version 2019:
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
eBird version 1.50:
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
eBird version 1.52:
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
eBird version 1.53:
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
eBird version 1.54:
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
eBird version 1.55:
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
eBird version 2024:
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Didric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Didric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Diederick Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Diederick Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Diederik Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Diederik Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Diederik Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Diederik Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Diederik Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Diederik Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Diederik Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Didric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Chrysococcyx caprius
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Chrysococcyx caprius
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Chrysococcyx caprius
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Dideric Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Chrysococcyx caprius
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Chrysococcyx caprius

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Diederik, Diederikkie
Arabic: وقواق ديدريك
Bulgarian: Златна кукувица
Catalan: Cucut didric, Cucut maragda pitblanc
Czech: Kukacka lesklá, kukačka lesklá
Welsh: Cog didric
Danish: Guldgøg, Smaragdgøg
German: Diderikkuckuck, Goldkuckuck
Greek: Μεγάλος Χρυσόκουκος, Πρασινόκουκος, Χρυσόκoυκoς
Greek (Cypriot): Πρασινόκουκος
English: Dideric Cuckoo, Diderick Cuckoo, Didric Cuckoo, Diederic Cuckoo, Diederick Cuckoo, Diederik Cuckoo
English, HBW: Diederik Cuckoo
English (IOC): Diederik Cuckoo
English (Kenya): Diederik Cuckoo
English (United States): Dideric Cuckoo
English (South Africa): Diederik Cuckoo
Esperanto: Orkukolo
Spanish: Cuclillo Didric, Cuco Cobrizo, Cuco Didric, Cuco Verdiáureo, Cucu Didric
Spanish (Spain): Cuclillo Didric
Spanish (HBW): Cuclillo didric
Estonian: valgerind-rohekägu
Finnish: Kuparikäki
French: Coucou didric
Frisian: Diederikkoekoek
Irish: Cuachín dhídreach
Galician: Cuco didrí
Hebrew: קוקיה ירוקה, קוקיית דידרי, קוקיית דידריק
Croatian: zelenoleđa kukavica
Hungarian: rezes fénykakukk, Vörösszemű rézkakukk
Icelandic: Gullgaukur
Italian: Cuculo didric, Cuculo dorato, Cuculo dorato di Levaillant
Japanese (romaji): buronzumidorikakkou
Japanese: ブロンズミドリカッコウ
Scientific: Chrysococcyx caprius, Cuculus auratus, Cuculus caprius, Cuculus nitens
Lithuanian: Margasparnė gegutė, Paprastoji bronzinė gegutė
Latvian: dīderikdzeguze
Macedonian: Белостомачеста кукавица
Dutch: Diederikkoekoek, Goudkoekoek
Norwegian Nynorsk: Diderikgauk
Norwegian: Diderikgjøk, Didrikgjøk
Polish: kukuleczka pstra, kukułeczka pstra
Portuguese: Cuco-bronzeado, Cuco-bronzeado-maior
Portuguese (Portugal): cuco-bronzeado-africano, Cuco-bronzeado-grande
Rhaeto-Romance: Cucu didric
Romanian: Cuc didric
Russian: Бронзовая кукушка Дидирика, Бронзовая кукушка дидрик, Кукушка Дидерика, Пегая кукушка
Northern Sami: Veaikesealgiehka
Slovak: Kukučka zlatá
Slovenian: beloprsa mala kukavica
Serbian: Didrik kukavica, Kukavica didrik
Sotho, Southern: Ntetekeng
Swedish: didrikglansgök, Didrikgök, Större guldgök
Swahili: Kekeo Didariki
Turkish: Altın guguk, Sürmeli zümrüt guguğu, yeşil guguk
Ukrainian: Дідрик білощокий
Xhosa: Umgcibilitshane
Chinese: 白眉金鹃
Chinese (Traditional): 白眉金鵑
Zulu: uNononekhanda

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