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| Cuculus clamosus |
Latham, 1801 |
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Family: Cuculidae |
Order: Cuculiformes |
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Black cuckoo |
Coucou criard |
Cuco negro |
Schwarzkuckuck |
| Migration: partial |
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intracontinental |
Race gabonensis is sedentary in forests in W & C Africa. Race clamosus is migratory in S Africa, where it sings
and is present mainly Sept - Dec but also remains until Mar; migrates to equatorial and W Africa N of the forest
zone, where may breed irregularly; present mainly Mar - Nov in Sierra Leone, where race gabonensis unknown;
occurs in all months locally in E Africa. (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1997)
- digitised by GROMS, after del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1997) - www.hbw.com,
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| (Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel) |