Red-chested cuckoo
| Red-chested cuckoo | |
|---|---|
| Red-chested cuckoo at Kibale Forest National Park, Uganda | |
| Calls recorded in Kitale, Kenya | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cuculiformes |
| Family: | Cuculidae |
| Genus: | Cuculus |
| Species: | C. solitarius |
| Binomial name | |
| Cuculus solitarius Stephens, 1815 | |
The red-chested cuckoo (Cuculus solitarius) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is a medium-sized bird found in Africa, south of the Sahara. In Afrikaans, it is known as "Piet-my-vrou", after its call.