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| Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus pica
- Juvenile with foster parent |
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| Photographer : | © Gaurav Dinesh |
| Location : | Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India |
| Date : |
End of August 2009 |
| English synonyms: | Pied Cuckoo, Black-and-white Cuckoo (pica), Pied Crested Cuckoo, Black Crested Cuckoo (serratus) |
| Bird Family : | Cuculidae - Old World Cuckoos, Koels & Malkohas |
| Bird Group : | CUCULIFORMES |
| Red Data Status : | Least Concern |
| Remarks : | There were three Pied Cuckoo chicks and two Jungle Babbler chicks. Both the Jungle Babbler parents were busy - One was foraying food to the ever-hungry chicks, and the other was at its wit's end trying to ward-off an adult Pied Cuckoo who kept visiting the young ones. -GD |
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