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Banded Bay Cuckoo

செங்குயில்

Cacomantis sonneratii

Least concern

Banded Bay Cuckoo
Tisha Mukherjee · CC BY-SA 4.0

Overview

The banded bay cuckoo or bay-banded cuckoo is a species of small cuckoo found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Like others in the genus they have round nostrils. They are usually founded in well-wooded areas mainly in the lower hills. Males sing from exposed branches during the breeding season, which can vary with region. They are distinctive both in their calls as well as plumage with a white eyebrowed appearance and the rufous upperparts with regular dark bands and the whitish underside with fine striations.

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  1. Wikipedia (EN): Banded bay cuckoo — CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (TA): செங்குயில் — CC BY-SA 4.0