Appearance
The black cuckoo is a medium-sized cuckoo. The plumage varies by subspecies, ''Cuculus clamosus clamosus'' is either almost entirely black with a white buff on the chest or entirely black; ''Cuculus clamosus gabonensis'' is mostly black with a red throat and black and white barring on the belly.Distribution
The subspecies ''Cuculus clamosus gabonensis'' is a resident in Central Africa, whereas the Southern African subspecies ''Cuculus clamosus clamosus'' is migratory, breeding in Southern Africa in September to December, then moving in March to Central, Eastern and West Africa.Reproduction
The black cuckoo is a brood parasite. Its main hosts are bushshrikes, particularly the tropical boubou and crimson-breasted shrike.References:
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