Location
Papagayo Bay, Guanacaste
Costa Rica
Metadata
Make Canon EOS 7D
Lens Canon EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
at 640 mm
Exposure 1/1000 s, f/5.6, ISO 250
Image size 800 x 534 pixels
IOC Names
Order Cuculiformes Family Cuculidae
Deutsch Mangrovekuckuck Dutch Mangrovekoekoek
Italian Cuculo delle mangrovie Spanish Cuclillo de Manglar
Comments
This cuckoo is found primarily in mangrove swamps. It usually nests 6.6–9.8 ft above water in a mangrove tree. The female lays 2-4 eggs with both adults sharing in feeding the young bird. It prefers caterpillars and grasshoppers, but will also take other various invertebrateslizards, and fruit.
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| 14/03/2010 |
Mangrove Cuckoo |
Jean-Michel PAULUS
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