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Diederik Cuckoo
Diederikkie · Chrysococcyx caprius
A small, brilliant glossy-green cuckoo that announces itself with a clear whistled 'deederik'. It parasitises weavers, bishops and sparrows, slipping its eggs into their woven nests. Common across the park in summer, it migrates north into tropical Africa for the dry winter.
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Glossy green male with a red eye and white wing spots; calls a clear 'dee-dee-deederik'.
Listen for its call
Says its own name — a bright "dee-dee-dee-deederik".
Where to see it in Kruger
Woodland, reedbeds and camp gardens parkwide in summer.
Did you know
It calls out its own name, a bright ringing 'dee-dee-deederik'.
Often confused with
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