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| Query: common hawk-cuckoo | Result: 8th of 9 | |
Koel. Brain-Fever bird. Sri Lanka
| Subject: | Koel. Brain-Fever bird. Sri Lanka
| | Poster: | Chandrasoma Rajapakse (chanrajesq@yahoo.com)
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| Resolution: 1435x1416
File Size: 784910 Bytes
Date: 2007:09:30 22:04:24
Camera: NIKON D50 (NIKON CORPORATION)
F number: f/5.7
Exposure: 10/5000 sec
Focal Length: 3000/10
Upload Date: 2007:10:26 13:00:05
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Nest-parasite of Crows. Very noisy but elusive bird, Sexual Dimorphism. This is the black male. The female is a spotted brown
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| Common Hawk-cuckoo Cuculus varius also popularly called the Brainfever bird is a medium sized cuckoo resident in South Asia. It is called a Hawk-cuckoo because of its resemblance to the Shikra hawk. It is a brood parasite, laying its eggs in foster nests. |
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