immediate threat of decline. However, there is some concern about habitat reduction and fragmentation of riparian areas and lowland forests in the upcoming years. Folklore In the Zigula language its call has been rendered as , ("let's go and bathe"). In Zulu it is known as ubantwanyana, or "little children", which suggests the song Bantwanyana! ning'endi!, or "Little children, don't get married!". In Xhosa it is mostly known as intananja, but its call is also rendered as ziph' iintombi?, meaning "where are the girls?" In Afrikaans, it is known as the mooimeisie'', or "pretty girl". References External links African emerald cuckoo - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Chrysococcyx Birds of Sub-Saharan Africa Birds described in 1792 Taxa named by George Shaw