- Clamator coromandus
Identification
38–46 cm (15-18 in)
Large cuckoo with diagnostic black head and erect crest and long broad-ended tail together with chestnut wings and white nuchal collar.
Mantle black, throat and upper breast buff rufous, lower breast and belly whitish, thighs greyish, undertail-coverts blackish.
In flight crest is held flat against the crown.
Distribution
Breeding in the Himalayas and southern China through South-East Asia to Tenasserim (Myanmar).
Northern populations are migratory, wintering in south to the Indian subcontinent and South-East Asia to the Malay Peninsula, the Greater Sunda Islands and the Philippines.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Mangroves, forest edges, scrub, wooded gardens.
Behaviour
Generally shy.
Diet
Clambers about in dense vegetation in the manner of Malkohas, hunting for insects. Their diet consists mostly of caterpillars, beetles, mantids and ants, in addition to spiders and small fruit.
Vocalisation
Recording by china guy, Sichuan, June 2011
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2019)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Chestnut-winged Cuckoo. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chestnut-winged_Cuckoo
