Kangkok dan turako (Cuckoos & Turacos)
Pied Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus
- langka
- 55 km/h
- Risiko rendah
In India they call it the herald of the rains - its arrival on the dry plains and the first thunderheads tend to share a sky. Sharp, crested, unmistakable.
- Populasi
- widespread migratory breeder across Africa and South Asia
- Habitat
- Thorny dry scrub, open woodland, thickets, dry wooded savanna, and grassy marsh habitats; generally found below 1,500 m in Africa, avoiding dense forest and extremely arid zones.
- Fakta menarik
- The Pied Cuckoo is an obligate brood parasite that lays its eggs in the nests of babblers (Turdoides), and in India its arrival is traditionally welcomed as a harbinger of the monsoon rains, appearing in classical Sanskrit poetry (e.g. Kalidasa's Meghadoota) as the thirsty "chataka" bird awaiting rain.
- Sebaran
- Sub-Saharan Africa and the Indian subcontinent, including South Africa, Zambia, Tanzania, India (south of the Himalayas), Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Myanmar; African populations are largely resident while the East African/South Asian breeding population is migratory, arriving in India around the onset of the monsoon (April onward).
- Makanan
- Mainly insects, especially hairy caterpillars taken from the ground, plus mantids, grasshoppers, and termites; occasionally supplements with snails and fruit/berries.
- Ukuran
- 0,34 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,45 m
- Masa hidup
- 3,2 tahun
