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African Emerald Cuckoo
Mooimeisie · Chrysococcyx cupreus
A jewel-coloured cuckoo, the male emerald-green above and golden-yellow below, but so well camouflaged in the canopy it is far easier to hear than see. It haunts tall riverine forest in summer, parasitising warblers and flycatchers, and withdraws to the tropics for winter.
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Brilliant emerald-green male with a bright yellow belly; sings a whistled 'Hello Georgie'.
Listen for its call
Four clear whistled notes — "pretty Geor-gie".
Where to see it in Kruger
Tall riverine forest along the major rivers in summer.
Did you know
Its song sounds just like someone whistling 'Hel-lo Geor-gie' from the treetops.
Often confused with
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