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Klaas's Cuckoo
Meitjie · Chrysococcyx klaas
A dainty glossy-green cuckoo whose plaintive 'meitjie' call carries softly through summer woodland. It parasitises small insect-eaters such as sunbirds, batises and warblers. Most birds leave Kruger for the winter, with only a scarce few lingering, so it is essentially a summer visitor.
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Small glossy-green cuckoo, male white below with a tiny green patch behind the eye; soft 'meitjie' call.
Listen for its call
A soft, repeated "meit-jie" whistle in the treetops.
Where to see it in Kruger
Riverine and broadleaved woodland across the park in the warmer months.
Did you know
The male's feathers shine bright metallic green when they catch the sunlight.
Often confused with
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