Adult © Rama Neelamegam eBird S26810147 Macaulay Library ML 23019631
Adult/immatur © Albin Jacob
Juvenil © Vijaya Lakshmi
Adult © Vaidehi Gunjal
Immatur © Wich’yanan Limparungpatthanakij
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Adult © Able Lawrence
Immatur © Mohith Shenoy
© Rama Neelamegam

Jacobinergøg Clamator jacobinus

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Identification

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Black-and-white cuckoo with a spiffy crest (also known as the “Jacobin Cuckoo” for its smartly attired appearance). Some southern African birds exhibit a dark morph: all black with a white wing patch. Found in lowland and foothill open forests and plains, often in thorny growth. Song is a widely-spaced series of somewhat hoarse whistled notes. Lays its eggs in the nests of babblers, bulbuls, and shrikes.

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