About Chrysococcyx cupreus (Shaw, 1792)
The African emerald cuckoo (Chrysococcyx cupreus, first described by Shaw in 1792) is sexually dimorphic. Males of this species have a green back and head, along with a yellow breast. Females have barred green and brown patterning on their backs, and green and white patterning on their breasts. This cuckoo can also be identified by its call: a four-note whistle that is commonly remembered with the mnemonic "Hello Ju-dy." Its native distribution covers most of sub-Saharan Africa, including the countries of Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
