Cuckoos

Red-chested Cuckoo

Cuculus solitarius

The Red-chested Cuckoo (Cuculus solitarius) is a 77 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. Some populations migrate.

Family

Cuckoos

Order

Cuculiformes

Weight

77 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

24

Recorded in South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Zambia, eSwatini, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Botswana, Ghana, Malawi, Namibia, Ethiopia, Côte d'Ivoire, Lesotho, Eq. Guinea, Gabon, Cameroon, Angola, Republic of the Congo, Guinea-Bissau.

Where to see it: Taï National Park (Côte d'Ivoire); Kibale NP (General and Main Road, please use more specific hotspot if possible) (Uganda); LuiKotale Camp (Democratic Republic of the Congo); IET station (Côte d'Ivoire); Amano Christian School (Zambia).

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