Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Cuckoos :: Black Cuckoo
Black Cuckoo Cuculus clamosus
Described by: Latham (1801)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): Cuculus cafer
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Range
Sub-Saharan Africa;
(1) Senegambia(?), Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, s. Chad, Central African Republic, s. Sudan, w. and c. Ethiopia, Eritrea, c. Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, s. Angola and Namibia to s. South Africa.
(2) Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Congo, Central African Republic, n. and ne. Zaire, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and w. Kenya.
Videos
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Sounds
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References
Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.
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