Klaas's Cuckoo.
22nd December 2023
In The Gambia Klaas’s Cuckoo is a bird of the open Savannah and mixed woodland edges. It is a small bird about half the size of a Common Cuckoo. The species is resident in the south moving north with the rains.
The male is a bright metallic green.
The female has patchy light green areas but with a more overall bronze colour.
These female birds are rarely seen because of their less colourful plumage and unobtrusive nature. Klaas’s Cuckoos live a solitary existence out of the breeding season, so it was, therefore, a nice bonus to get this female while out walking looking for other things.
The male is a bright metallic green.
The female has patchy light green areas but with a more overall bronze colour.
These female birds are rarely seen because of their less colourful plumage and unobtrusive nature. Klaas’s Cuckoos live a solitary existence out of the breeding season, so it was, therefore, a nice bonus to get this female while out walking looking for other things.