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Pied Cuckoo

சுடலைக் குயில்

Clamator jacobinus

Least concern

Pied Cuckoo
Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · CC BY-SA 2.0

Overview

The Jacobin cuckoo, also pied cuckoo or pied crested cuckoo, is a member of the cuckoo order of birds that is found in Africa and Asia. It is partially migratory and in India, it has been considered a harbinger of the monsoon rains due to the timing of its arrival. It has been associated with a bird in Indian mythology and poetry, known as the chātaka represented as a bird with a beak on its head that waits for rains to quench its thirst.

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  1. Wikipedia (EN): Jacobin cuckoo — CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (TA): சுடலைக் குயில் — CC BY-SA 4.0