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| + | Also known as '''Jacobin Cuckoo''' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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[[Africa]], [[India]], [[Sri Lanka]] and [[Myanmar]]. winter. | [[Africa]], [[India]], [[Sri Lanka]] and [[Myanmar]]. winter. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | A member of the order [[:Category:Cuculiformes|Cuculiformes]], which also includes the Roadrunners and the Anis. | |
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| + | ''Clamator jacobinus'' has three subspecies: | ||
| + | *''C. j. jacobinus''; | ||
| + | *''C. j. pica''; | ||
| + | *''C. j. serratus''. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Scrub, wetlands and cultivation. | Scrub, wetlands and cultivation. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
It is a brood parasite, and lays its single egg mostly in the nests of ''Turdoides'' babblers. | It is a brood parasite, and lays its single egg mostly in the nests of ''Turdoides'' babblers. | ||
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Diet includes a variety of insects and caterpillars. | Diet includes a variety of insects and caterpillars. | ||
Revision as of 13:35, 31 March 2008
- Oxylophus jacobinus
Clamator jacobinus
Also known as Jacobin Cuckoo
Identification
33 cm. Adults have a prominent crest and a long, graduated tail. They occur in two distinct colour morphs: Adults of the light morph are black above with white underparts, whereas the dark morph is completely black except for a small white wing patch which occurs in both morphs. Juveniles are browner above and yellowish-white below.
It is a noisy species, with a persistent and loud pipew pipew pipew call.
Distribution
Africa, India, Sri Lanka and Myanmar. winter.
Taxonomy
A member of the order Cuculiformes, which also includes the Roadrunners and the Anis.
Clamator jacobinus has three subspecies:
- C. j. jacobinus;
- C. j. pica;
- C. j. serratus.
Habitat
Scrub, wetlands and cultivation.
Behaviour
It is a brood parasite, and lays its single egg mostly in the nests of Turdoides babblers.
Diet includes a variety of insects and caterpillars.
