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Common Hawk-Cuckoo

Hierococcyx varius

Description:

Like many other cuckoos, this species is a brood parasite, preferring babblers mainly in the genus Turdoides and also reportedly on laughing-thrushes of the genus Garrulax.

Habitat:

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3 Comments

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 9 years ago

Thanks armadeus.4 and Maria

Maria dB
Maria dB 9 years ago

Nice one!

armadeus.4
armadeus.4 9 years ago

Great shot Nuwan! Thank you for sharing :)

NuwanChathuranga
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NuwanChathuranga

වයඹ පළාත, Sri Lanka

Spotted on Mar 14, 2015
Submitted on Mar 14, 2015

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