African emerald cuckoo [SEP] parent taxon
African emerald cuckoo
The African emerald cuckoo ("Chrysococcyx cupreus") is a species of cuckoo that is native to Africa.
Taxonomy and phylogeny.
As a member of the Chrysococcyx genus, the African emerald cuckoo is an Old World Cuckoo. There are four subspecies, namely "C. c. cupreus", "C. c. sharpei", "C. c. intermedius", and "C. c. insularum".
Distribution.
Its range covers most of sub-Saharan Africa, including Angola, Botswana, Burundi
most cuckoos, the African emerald cuckoo is a brood parasite. Female African emerald cuckoos lay eggs in the nests of other bird species. A female cuckoo can lay between 19-25 eggs on average per breeding season.
The breeding season occurs during the rainy seasons, generally during the months between September and March. Even though the cuckoo do not need territory (animal) to feed fledglings, male African emerald cuckoos still maintain a territory to display itself to potential mates.
Conservation status and threats.
The cuckoo