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Cuculus solitarius solitarius |
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Cuculus solitarius |
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Coucou solitaire |
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Red-chested Cuckoo |
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| Waïpapa (Kiluba-PNU ) ; Champompo, lelondefwa (Kibemba) | |
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This typically african cuckoo can be distiuished from the grey cuckoos by its red chest and its call. |
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Often stands still among leaves, which makes it difficult to observe. |
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Insectivorous. |
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Parasites many birds among which bulbuls, chats, thrushes, etc. |
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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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