Bird genealogy >> Order Cuculiformes >> Family Cuculidae
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Location

Serengeti National Park
Tanzania

Metadata

Make Nikon D300
Lens Nikkor AF-S VR 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6G   at 450 mm
Exposure 1/320 s, f/5.6, ISO 640 
Image size 800 x 534 pixels

IOC Names

Deutsch  Weißbrauenkuckuck Dutch  Wenkbrauwspoorkoekoek
Italian  Cucal cigliabianche Spanish  Cucal Cejiblanco

Comments

Like Burchell's Coucal, the white-browed coucal is non-parasitic, a trait shared with other members of the Coucal subfamily. In this species, the males construct the nest, and both parents share incubation duties as well as feeding and care of their young.




 

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    12/07/2008

White-browed Coucal
Centropus superciliosus
Coucal à sourcils blancs

Jean-Michel PAULUS