Brush Cuckoo (Cacomantis variolosus) photo
This individual fledgling’s behaviour was a basis for the first description of begging behaviour in this species (Grim 2008, Wilson J. Ornithol. 120: 889–892)
- Recorded 11 August 2007
- Added to IBC 40 weeks 6 days ago
- Tomas Grim
- Locality Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Singapore (ssp sepulcralis).
Rating
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Very poor technical quality (the photo is from a video-camera and was taken under poor light conditions) but it is extremely difficult to get a glimpse of cuckoo chicks, not to speak about those in tropical habitats! For details see: Grim T. 2008: Begging behavior of the fledgling rusty-breasted cuckoo (Cacomantis sepulcralis). The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 120(4): 889–892.