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Cuculus canorus canorus |
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Cuculus canorus bangsi |
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Coucou gris d'Europe |
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Common Cuckoo |
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Migrator, nests in Katanga. |
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It is an european cuckoo famous for its call. In Africa however, it remains silent. |
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Parasite, it lays eggs in small passerine birds' nests. As the egg hatches, the young eject the fledglings from the nest in order to stay alone and take advantage of the food brought by the parents. |
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Warning :
This database was established according to official pieces of work and with the help of famous scientists. However, there might be some errors.
The vernacular names were collected in the field and in the colonial literature from the first part of the 20th century. The monks who established the first dictionaries were not necessarily informed naturalists. Therefore, errors must have been committed.
We invite everyone who could help us to improve this working tool to contact us in order to correct us and share her/his knowledge with us.
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