PIED CUCKOO / CRESTED CUCKOO / JACOBIN CUCKOO

Description:

The Jacobin cuckoo, pied cuckoo, or pied crested cuckoo is a member of the cuckoo order of birds that is found in Africa and Asia.

Habitat:

The species is distributed south of the Sahara in Africa and south of the Himalayas in India. Also found in Sri Lanka and parts of Myanmar. Within Africa, there are movements of the species although they are resident in tropical Africa. This bird is a migrating bird to Sri Lanka and found in dry low lands of the country