Yellow-throated cuckoo
The yellow-throated cuckoo (Chrysococcyx flavigularis) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is distributed across the African tropical rainforest. It is threatened by deforestation.
| Yellow-throated cuckoo | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cuculiformes |
| Family: | Cuculidae |
| Genus: | Chrysococcyx |
| Species: | C. flavigularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysococcyx flavigularis Shelley, 1880 | |
Yellow-throated cuckoos are facultative brood parasites; they sometimes lay their eggs in other birds' nests. They do so with a variety of species, including their own, and are more likely to engage in this behavior when food is abundant.
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