← Alle voëls – All birds
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Diederikkie
Diederik Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx caprius
Familie / Family: Cuculidae
Spesienommer / Species number: 352
☀️ Somerbesoeker – Summer visitor
Hierdie voël kom net in die somer hierheen, ongeveer Oktober tot Maart.
This bird only visits in summer, roughly October to March.
Afrikaans
'n Klein, blink groen koekoek met wit kolle; die mannetjie het rooi oë. Dit eet ruspes en ander insekte.
Waar by die skool? Luister in die somer in die bome.
Wil jy weet? Dit roep sy eie naam: "dee-dee-dee-diederik!" Dit lê sy eiers in die neste van wewers en mossies.
English
A small, shiny green cuckoo with white spots; the male has red eyes. It eats caterpillars and other insects.
Where at school? Listen in the trees in summer.
Did you know? It calls its own name: "dee-dee-dee-deederik!" It lays its eggs in the nests of weavers and sparrows.
