Diederik Cuckoo

The diederik cuckoo, formerly dideric cuckoo or didric cuckoo, and sometimes called Diederik's cuckoo, is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners, the anis, and the hoatzin.
Scientific name: Chrysococcyx caprius
Rank: Species
Higher classification: Chrysococcyx

Diederik Cuckoo

Diederik Cuckoo  Or didric cuckoo ,is a member of a cuckoo order of birds the cuculiformers ,which also includes the roadrunners the aris and the hoatzin. It is a smallish cuckoo at 18 to 20 cm. Adult males are glossy green above with cooper-sheened areas on the back and whitish underparts .