Saturday, December 18, 2010

Indian Cuckoo

Indian Cuckoo, a solitary and shy bird, pictured in Bhopal's Van Vihar on Dec 18, 2010.

This is a medium sized cuckoo with both sexes alike. It has grey upperparts while the underside has broad black barring. The tail is barred with a broad subterminal dark band and a white tip.The species is found widely distributed across Asia. The preferred habitat is deciduous and evergreen forests but also occur in garden lands and thick scrub.

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