Cuckoos

Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo

Cercococcyx montanus

The Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo (Cercococcyx montanus) is a 58 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family
Cuckoos
Order
Cuculiformes
Weight
58 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Invertebrates
Migration
Resident
Countries recorded
8

Recorded in Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Mozambique, Malawi.

Where to see it: Nyungwe NP · Gisakura, Ndambarare Trail (Rwanda); Kibira National Forest · Teza Tea Plantation (Burundi); Rusizi Delta Nature Reserve (Burundi); Dzalanyama Forest Reserve (Malawi); Liwonde National Park · Mvuu (Malawi).

Photo: Tom Field, CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons