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title: "Diederikkoekoek"
description: "Chrysococcyx caprius — Vogels. The diederik cuckoo (Chrysococcyx caprius), formerly dideric cuckoo or didric cuckoo, is a member of the cuckoo family of birds, Cuculidae, which also includes the roadrunners and the anis."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/diederik-cuckoo
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Diederikkoekoek

> Chrysococcyx caprius — Vogels. The diederik cuckoo (Chrysococcyx caprius), formerly dideric cuckoo or  didric cuckoo, is a member of the cuckoo family of birds, Cuculidae, which also includes the roadrunners and the anis.

- Scientific name: *Chrysococcyx caprius*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savanne)
- iNaturalist observations: 2120
- Wikidata: [Q519634](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q519634)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1738](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1738)

## Names

- en: Diederik Cuckoo
- de: Goldkuckuck
- es: Cuclillo didric
- fr: Coucou didric
- nl: Diederikkoekoek
- pt: Cuco-bronzeado
- pl: Kukułeczka pstra

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (1314), KE (96), TZ (89), UG (84), NA (60), MW (36), ET (32), GH (29), BJ (27), NG (27), GM (26), AO (21)

## Summary

The diederik cuckoo (Chrysococcyx caprius), formerly dideric cuckoo or  didric cuckoo, is a member of the cuckoo family of birds, Cuculidae, which also includes the roadrunners and the anis.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diederik_cuckoo

## Photo

![Diederikkoekoek](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/diederik-cuckoo/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andrew Deacon · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/356023955

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/diederik-cuckoo?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).