Diederik cuckoo either "cuprea" (coppery) or "capensis" (of Cape of Good Hope). The English name is an onomatopoeic rendition of its call. Diederik cuckoo The Diederik cuckoo ("Chrysococcyx caprius"), 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 and the anis. The diederik cuckoo is a smallish cuckoo at 18 to 20 cm. Adult males are glossy green above with copper-sheened areas on the back and whitish underparts. They have a broken white eye-stripe and a short, green malar stripe. All remiges have three
Black-bellied cuckoo is based on large insects such as beetles, cycads, grasshoppers, ants and caterpillars (even those with sharp heirs that normally serve as protection from being preyed by birds). This species feeds in the forest canopy. This cuckoo, being a powerful bird, can also prey on small vertebrates like lizards. Black-bellied cuckoo The black-bellied cuckoo or black-bellied squirrel cuckoo ("Piaya melanogaster") is a bird of the family Cuculidae found in the Amazon region. The genus "Playa" is considered part of the cuckoos of the New World. Even though this species has a wide distribution, little is known about its ecology and