Species fact sheet
Cuculus solitarius | Stephens, 1815 | Family: Cuculidae | Order: Cuculiformes | Back |
Red-chested cuckoo | Einsiedlerkuckuck | Coucou solitaire | Cuco solitario |
CMS |
Redlist 2000 (Criteria) |
CITES |
(Europe: SPEC threat status ) |
Migration: partial | intracontinental |
Intra-African migrant. Migratory in S part of range, arriving in Malawi and S Africa in Sept and leaving in Mar; perhaps migratory in W Africa, especially Nigeria, where it moves from coastal areas during rains to the N savannas.
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Explanatory notes | (Last update: 05.08.02 by E.Heuel) |