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| Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus querulus
- Hepatic female |
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| Photographer : | © Sumit K Sen |
| Location : | Kolkata City, West Bengal, India |
| Date : |
23 January 2007 |
| English synonyms: | Rufous-bellied Plaintive Cuckoo, Grey-breasted Brush Cuckoo, Gray-breasted Brush Cuckoo |
| Bird Family : | Cuculidae - Old World Cuckoos, Koels & Malkohas |
| Bird Group : | CUCULIFORMES |
| Red Data Status : | Least Concern |
| Remarks : | Same individual as in next image. The waterside location is across from my house, and I can see the birds
(not photograph them) from my balcony with bins. The birds visit this
location twice - in Jan/Feb and Sept/October. There are not enough host
species around for the visits to be nesting related. Males are occasionally
seen with the females. - SKS
Placed here provisionally pending a full review of hepatic cuckoos. - Eds. |
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