bird · Cuculiformes · Cuculidae
African Emerald Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx cupreus (Shaw, 1792) — also called Emerald Cuckoo, AECU, African Emerald-Cuckoo. Occurrence records of the African Emerald Cuckoo are shared on GBIF from around 12 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Woodbush Forest Reserve (153 records), in 5 provinces.
IUCN: Least concernCuculidae
12reserves with records
574records around them
5provinces
LCIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Woodbush Forest ReserveNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 153 |
| Doreen clark nature reserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 130 |
| Impeleshu Forest ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 86 |
| Barberton Nature ReserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 84 |
| False Bay ParkNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 41 |
| SANP Garden Of EdenNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 18 |
| Ratombo Nature ReserveNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 16 |
| Lekgalameetse Provincial ParkWildlife sanctuary | LP Limpopo | 16 |
| Phezulu Safari ParkNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 12 |
| Jubilee Creek Picnic SiteNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 7 |
| Mbumbazi Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 6 |
| Island Nature ReserveNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 5 |
Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.