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Chrysococcyx klaas
Klaas's Cuckoo is 16–18 cm in length. The species exhibits sexual dimorphism. Males have a glossy green body with few markings and plain white underparts. Females have a bronze-brown body, greenish wing coverts and faintly barred white underparts. Viewed in flight, the male is largely white with dark primaries and females appear mostly brown. Males and females both have a small white post-ocular patch.
Woodland
The species was named by French explorer François Le Vaillant after his Khoikhoi servant. Le Vaillant was the only colonial biologist to name a bird species after local people.
Spotted on Dec 14, 2013
Submitted on Dec 14, 2013
2 Comments
Thx Jakubko,
Absolutely gorgeous bird, and what an interesting story behind the name!