Cgularis

Species fact sheet by Global Register of Migratory Species - www.groms.de

Cuculus gularis

Stephens, 1815

Family: Cuculidae

Order: Cuculiformes

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African cuckoo

Afrikanerkuckuck

Coucou africain

Cuco barbiblanco

CMS NL

Redlist 2000 (Criteria) NL

CITES NL

(Europe: SPEC threat status )

Migration: partial

intracontinental

Cuculus gularis

Intra-African migrant. Arrives wiht the rains, sings and breeds during rainy season, then disappears; no ringing recoveries to show details of seasonal dispersal. In Malawi, arrives Oct and departs by Apr; in Kenya, appears with the rains, present mainly Oct-May, but breeds by Aug; in Ghana and Togo, observed Jan-Aug or Sept, rarely Oct and Nov; in Nigeria and Gambia, observed in all seasons, though not throughout this period in any one locality.
(del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1997) - www.hbw.com )

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