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Common Hawk-Cuckoo-juvenile

Hierococcyx varius

Description:

Brood parasitic bird laying their eggs in nests of babblers.It bears a close resemblance to the Shikra. I noted that this one made large kee kee call to beg for food and then two babblers came and feed it.

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2 Comments

Chamalka Dulmini
Chamalka Dulmini 10 years ago

Thank u Dilan!

Dilan Chathuranga
Dilan Chathuranga 10 years ago

beautiful series Chamalka!!

Chamalka Dulmini
Spotted by
Chamalka Dulmini

Kandy CP, Sri Lanka

Spotted on Jan 18, 2014
Submitted on Jan 18, 2014

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