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Cuculus clamosus clamosus |
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Cuculus cafer cafer |
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Coucou noir |
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Black Cuckoo |
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| Waïpapa (Kiluba-PNU ) ; kamushipu (Tshiluba) ; Kokwe (Kibemba) | |
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It is the only cuckoo to be entirely black. |
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Very noisy, it is however difficult to observe as it remains hidden in vegetation. |
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Feeds on caterpillars and insects in general. |
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Typically african, parasitises nests of many passerine birds' species. |
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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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