Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Cuckoos :: African Cuckoo

African Cuckoo Cuculus gularis

Described by: Stephens (1815)
Alternate common name(s): Grey Cuckoo, Gray Cuckoo
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Etosha National Park, Namibia - Oct, 2008 © Nancy Bell  Etosha National Park, Namibia - Jan 21, 2006 © Susan Brown 
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Range

Sub-Saharan Africa;
S. Mauritania, Senegambia, s. Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, sw. Niger, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Zaire, Central African Republic, s. Chad, s. Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Angola, Namibia and South Africa.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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