Black Cuckoo

Cuculus clamosus

The black cuckoo (Cuculus clamosus) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. The species is distributed widely across sub-Saharan Africa. There are two subspecies. This cuckoo has a very wide range and is quite common so it is classified as a least-concern species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The black cuckoo is a medium-sized cuckoo. The sexes are similar, the plumage varying by subspecies; Cuculus clamosus clamosus has upper parts black glossed with green, slatey-grey wings and black tail tipped with white and sometimes with the outer feathers barred or spotted with white or buff; Cuculus clamosus gabonensis is mostly black with a red throat and black and white barring on the belly.
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Sightings

A map showing the sighting location
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Trevor Kleyn
Saturday 11 Feb 2023 - 1:42pm
Botswana
A map showing the sighting location
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Trudi Vosloo
Monday 30 Jan 2023 - 5:07am
South Africa
A map showing the sighting location
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Luke Kroon
Thursday 26 Jan 2023 - 2:40pm
South Africa
A photo of a Black Cuckoo photographed in  South Africa
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robert folmer
Sunday 22 Jan 2023 - 11:06am
South Africa
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