Klaas's Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx klaas (Stephens, 1815)

Klaas's Cuckoo, Chrysococcyx klaas, breeds across widespread parts of sub-Saharan Africa and also reaches south-west Arabia. It is a cuckoo in the family Cuculidae, and its name commemorates Klaas, the Khoikhoi man who collected the type specimen. The bird was first given a binomial by Stephens in 1815. It is recorded from wooded country in sub-Saharan Africa. The species name has remained in use ever since, preserving that tribute to Klaas.

Order

Cuculiformes

Family

Cuculidae — Cuckoos

Breeding range

Africa, Palearctic: widespread in Sub-Saharan Africa. Also sw Arabian Pen.