The Yellow-throated Cuckoo is a cuckoo of forests in western and central Africa. The male has a yellow throat, and the species feeds mainly on caterpillars.
The adult male has metallic bronze upperparts and a yellow throat and breast, with buff and greenish-brown bars on the underparts. The female has fine rufous and dark-brown streaking on the face and underparts.
It is often seen alone in the canopy and feeds mainly on caterpillars. It sunbathes on a branch after rain.
The adult male has yellow eyes, a yellow-green bill, and yellow legs.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.