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| Clamator levaillantii |
(Swainson, 1829) |
Oxylophus levaillantii |
Family: Cuculidae |
Order: Cuculiformes |
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Levaillant's cuckoo |
Coucou de Levaillant |
Crialo listado |
Kapkuckuck |
| Migration: intracontinental |
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sedentary in equatorial regions |
Intra-African migrant; seasonal in S Africa, resident or partly migratory in equatorial regions. Distinct black
morph occurs Mar - Sept in coastal Kenya. Seen mainly in rainy season; in W Africa moves into northern
woodlands with rains and into S Guinea woodlands for dry season, though in Sierra Leone some birds present in
all habitats throughout year. In Gabon, non-breeders appear in dry season in Dec. (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) |