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Clamator jacobinus
Black and white bird. White chest and some white spots on his wings at his flank, and at the bottom of his wings. Black head with small quiff. Large white fluffy legs. Black bill and grey legs. About 20cm in lenght.
Yala National Park, Sri Lanka Yala combines a strict nature reserve with a national park. Divided into 5 blocks, the park has a protected area of nearly 130,000 hectares of land consisting of light forests, scrubs, grasslands, tanks and lagoons. One block is currently opened to the public. Situated in Sri Lanka’s south-east hugging the panoramic Indian Ocean, Yala was designated a wildlife sanctuary in 1900 and was designated a national park in 1938. Ironically, the park was initially used as a hunting ground for the elite under British rule. Yala is home to 44 varieties of mammal and 215 bird species.
This one was found with some friends on the same branch as a Blue tailed Bee eater. See spotting http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/127...
Hi Muckpuck, I was wondering if this is a Pied Cuckoo at all??? I looked at 3 places: http://www.pbase.com/edagter/image/13... and http://beautyofbirds.com/piedcuckoos and http://www.migrantwatch.in/piedcuckoo.ph... I hope this helps.
Spotted on Dec 31, 2014
Submitted on Feb 16, 2015
