Cuckoos

Diederik Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx caprius

The Diederik Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx caprius) is a 33 g scrub bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Cuckoos

Order

Cuculiformes

Weight

33 g

Habitat

Shrubland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

30

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