Pied Cuckoo

Clamator jacobinus

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The Jacobin cuckoo, pied cuckoo, or pied crested cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds that is found in Africa and Asia. It is partially migratory and in India, it has been considered a harbinger of the monsoon rains due to the timing of its arrival. It has been associated with a bird in Indian mythology and poetry, known as the chatak (Sanskrit: चातक) represented as a bird with a beak...

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  1. (c) Sergey Yeliseev, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/13861029@N00/5510804232
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobin_cuckoo

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