Levaillant’s Cuckoo
Clamator levaillantii
Woodland. Completely pied with streaked breast and crested head.
Cuckoos
LC
Not Endemic
Description
Fairly common summer resident. Differs from the white morph of [Jacobin Cuckoo] in larger size and heavily streaked throat and breast. Sexes alike. The call is a flute-like ‘peeeoo peeeoo…’ six to eight times, followed by a rapid ‘wherwherwher…’ about 20 times. Occurs in pairs in woodland, riparian woodland and bushveld. Parasitises babblers.
Quick Facts
Size
38-40 cm - M
Names
A: Gestreepte Nuwejaarsvoël
Z: inknkemidwa
Ss: Lekeokiri La Mmetsometjhato
G: Kapkuckuck
Bird Family
Cuckoos are brood parasites, laying their eggs in the nests of other birds, and the majority are absent from southern Africa during the period March-September. The related coucals are larger, more robust and mainly sedentary birds that build their own nests and rear young in the conventional manner.
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