Chrysococcyx cupreus (African Emerald Cuckoo)

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African Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx cupreus (Shaw, 1792)
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Order:
  Cuculiformes
Family:
  Cuculidae
Genus:
  Chrysococcyx

Scientific:
Chrysococcyx cupreus

Citation:
(Shaw, 1792)

Reference:
Mus.Lever. 1 p.157

Protonym:
Cuculus cupreus

Avibase ID:
1B309CB5E7D3F87F

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/1B309CB5

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554712

Geographic range:

Chrysococcyx cupreus cupreus: Africa south of the Sahara
Chrysococcyx cupreus intermedius: Bioko (Gulf of Guinea)
Chrysococcyx cupreus insularum: São Tomé, Príncipe, and Annobón (Gulf of Guinea)

Source: Clements checklist

English:
  African Emerald Cuckoo
Czech:
  kukačka žlutobřichá
German:
  Smaragdkuckuck
Danish:
  Gulbuget Gøg
Spanish:
  Cuclillo Esmeralda Africano
Finnish:
  smaragdikäki
French:
  Coucou foliotocol
Icelandic:
  Smaragðsgaukur
Italian:
  Cuculo smeraldino africano
Japanese:
  midorikakkou
Japanese:
  ミドリカッコウ
Dutch:
  Smaragdkoekoek
Norwegian:
  Smaragdgjøk
Polish:
  kukuleczka zlocista
Portuguese:
  Cuco-esmeraldino
Russian:
  Золотистая бронзовая кукушка
Slovak:
  kukučka zelená
Swedish:
  afrikansk smaragdgök
Chinese:
  黄腹金鹃

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
   Coucou foliotocol ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
   Coucou foliotocol ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
   Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
   Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
James Lee Peters:
    Chrysococcyx cupreus [version 1]
James Lee Peters (original):
    Chrysococcyx cupreus [version 1]
James Lee Peters (2nd edition):
    Chrysococcyx cupreus [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996):
   African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
    Chrysococcyx cupreus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
    Chrysococcyx cupreus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Other synonyms
Afrikaans: Mooimeisie
Catalan: Cucut maragda ventregroc
Czech: Kukacka zlatá, kukačka žlutobřichá
Danish: Gulbuget Gøg
German: Smaragdkuckuck
English: African Emerald Cuckoo, Emerald Cuckoo
English (IOC): African Emerald Cuckoo
English (Kenya): African Emerald Cuckoo
Spanish: Cuclillo Esmeralda Africano, Cuco Esmeralda, Cucu esmeralda
Spanish (Spain): Cuclillo Esmeralda Africano
Spanish (HBW): African Emerald Cuckoo
Estonian: kuldkõht-rohekägu
Finnish: Smaragdikäki
French: Coucou foliotocol, Foliotocol
Hungarian: aranykakukk
Icelandic: Smaragðsgaukur
Italian: Cuculo smeraldino africano
Japanese: midorikakkou
Japanese: ミドリカッコウ
Latin: Chrysococcyx cupreus, Chrysococcyx smaragdineus, Cuculus cupreus
Lithuanian: Smaragdinė gegutė
Dutch: Smaragdkoekoek
Norwegian Nynorsk: Smaragdgauk
Norwegian: Smaragdgjøk
Polish: kukuleczka zlocista, kukułeczka złocista
Portuguese: Cuco-esmeraldino
Portuguese (Portugal): Cuco-esmeraldino
Russian: Золотистая бронзовая кукушка
Slovak: kukučka zelená
Serbian: Afrička smaragdna kukavica
Swedish: Afrikansk smaragdgök
Swahili: Kekeo Kijani
Ukrainian: Дідрик жовтогрудий
Xhosa: Intananja
Chinese: 黄腹金鹃
Chinese (Traditional): 黃腹金鵑
Zulu: uBantwanyana