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African emerald cuckoo

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The African emerald cuckoo (Chrysococcyx cupreus) is a species of cuckoo native to Africa. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Scientific Name
Chrysococcyx cupreus 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 4
Body Size Band
Small 5
Activity Pattern
Diurnal 5
Classification
Diet
Insectivore 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Cuculiformes, Taxa
Source African emerald cuckoo (Wikidata)
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Found In

Africa

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Norway

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
  • Diet: Insectivore
2. African emerald cuckoo (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q18956 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Cuculiformes, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Aves
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Aves","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Aves","language":"ES"},{"name":"Birds","language":"EN"},{"name":"Oiseaux","language":"FR"},{"name":"鸟纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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4. African emerald cuckoo (Wikipedia)
Infobox: status
Quote, Infobox: status
LC
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5. Ecological Society of America, Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 bird functional traits (BirdFuncDat)
Ecological Society of America, Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)
  • Row: chrysococcyx cupreus
    1779 Nonpasseriformes Cuculiformes Cuculidae Cuckoos 67 BL3 Chrysococcyx cupreus African Emerald Cuckoo 80 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Invertebrate Ref_4 A Carolina 0 0 0 0 20 80 0 0 Ref_4 1 Jessica 0 37.7 Dunning08 1
  • BirdFuncDat.txt row Chrysococcyx cupreus, Nocturnal column
    Chrysococcyx cupreus African Emerald Cuckoo 80 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Invertebrate Ref_4 A Carolina 0 0 0 0 20 80 0 0 Ref_4 1 Jessica 0
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Cuculidae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 429
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 429
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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