Cuckoos (Cuculidae)

Jacobin Cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus) - HBW 4, p. 547

French: Coucou jacobin German: Jakobinerkuckuck Spanish: Críalo Blanquinegro
Other common names: Pied (Crested)/Black-and-white Cuckoo

Taxonomy: Cuculus Jacobinus Boddaert, 1783, Coromandel Coast.
Along with C. levaillantii sometimes placed in separate genus Oxylophus, owing to differences in plumage and wing shape. Three subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

serratus (Sparrman, 1786) - S Africa.
pica (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833) - sub-Saharan Africa S to Tanzania and Zambia, and NW India to Nepal and Myanmar, occasionally S Tibet, in foothills of Mt Everest.
jacobinus (Boddaert, 1783) - S India and Sri Lanka.

Least Concern

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A bird perched Locality Thengumarahada, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (ssp jacobinus)
vasanthan.p.j 5 November 2011 1 year ago 4.4
On a bush Locality Marakollya, Southern Province, Sri Lanka (ssp jacobinus)
Guy Poisson 16 January 2011 2 years ago 4.2
A bird on a branch. Locality Kolleru Lake, Andhra Pradesh, India
J.M. Garg 1 September 2008 3 years ago 4
A bird on a branch. Locality Hyderabad, Hyderabad District, Andhra Pradesh, India
J.M. Garg 28 June 2009 3 years ago 4
Perched in a tree Locality Salalah, Dhofar Governorate, Oman
John A Thompson 5 November 2011 1 year ago 3.8
A bird with a catterpillar. Locality Kolleru Lake, Andhra Pradesh, India
J.M. Garg 1 September 2008 3 years ago 3.8
Adult bird perched. Locality Victoria Falls, Matabeleland North Province, Zimbabwe (ssp serratus)
Fran Trabalon 20 November 2011 1 year ago 3.8
This was a juvenile fostered by yellow-billed babblers. Locality Mysore, Mysore District, Karnataka, India
Ragoorao 26 October 2009 2 years ago 3.8
A bird perched on a barbed wire preening its feathers Locality The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (ssp jacobinus)
vasanthan.p.j 11 July 2009 3 years ago 3.7
Sitting a rock showing his back plumage Locality Salalah, Dhofar Governorate, Oman
John A Thompson 5 November 2011 1 year ago 3.7
visits from south africa to India in Mansoon season. Locality Amravati, Amravati District, Amravati Division, Maharashtra, India
Neenad Abhang 6 weeks ago 3.5
A dorsal view of a bird with a catterpillar. Locality Kolleru Lake, Andhra Pradesh, India
J.M. Garg 1 September 2008 3 years ago 3.5
A close up of head and shoulder. Locality Kolleru Lake, Andhra Pradesh, India
J.M. Garg 1 September 2008 3 years ago 3.5
On electric wire Locality Kutch District, Gujarat, India
jugal Tiwari 16 September 2009 2 years ago 3.4
Being a brood parasite, this juvenile was fosterd by Yellow-billed Babblers. Locality Mysore, Mysore District, Karnataka, India (ssp jacobinus)
Ragoorao 26 October 2009 2 years ago 3.4
First for the season Locality Jathavera, Kutch District, Gujarat, India
jugal Tiwari 20 June 2012 48 weeks ago 3.3
An adult perched in a shrub. Locality Kruger National Park, South Africa (ssp serratus)
David Beadle 14 January 2011 12 weeks ago 3.3
Watching for available nests Locality Juba, Central Equatoria State, South Sudan
Smoghead 8 May 2013 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.2
Perching on tree Locality Kutch District, Gujarat, India
Shantilal Varu 8 November 2011 1 year ago 3.2
On electric wire Locality Kutch District, Gujarat, India
jugal Tiwari 16 September 2009 2 years ago 3.2
showing its beauty Locality Udaipur, Udaipur District, Rajasthan, India
Sharad Agrawal 13 August 2010 2 years ago 3.2
Perching on tree Locality Bhavnagar District, Gujarat, India
Shantilal Varu 19 September 2012 33 weeks ago 3
An adult perched on a tree. Locality Kruger National Park, South Africa (ssp serratus)
Carmelo López 4 November 2010 2 years ago 3
a bird flying Locality Samburu-Buffalo Springs National Reserves, Kenya (ssp pica)
Stefan Helming 31 December 2009 3 years ago 3
A bird skulking on a thorn bush Locality The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (ssp jacobinus)
vasanthan.p.j 9 December 2009 3 years ago 3
A bird on a twig. Locality Kolleru Lake, Andhra Pradesh, India
J.M. Garg 1 September 2008 3 years ago 3
A bird on a branch. Locality Hyderabad, Hyderabad District, Andhra Pradesh, India
J.M. Garg 1 June 2008 3 years ago 3
Pied Crested Cuckoo perched on a thorn bush Locality The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India
vasanthan.p.j 13 June 2009 3 years ago 3
Pied Crested Cuckoo perched on a Thorny Bush Locality The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India
vasanthan.p.j 13 June 2009 3 years ago 3
Perching on tree Locality Bhavnagar District, Gujarat, India
Shantilal Varu 19 September 2012 34 weeks ago 2.8
Perching on tree Locality Bhavnagar District, Gujarat, India
Shantilal Varu 25 August 2012 37 weeks ago 2.7
A male perched Locality The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (ssp jacobinus)
vasanthan.p.j 9 July 2009 3 years ago 2.7
An adult, dark form, perched on a branch. Locality Addo Elephant National Park, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa (ssp serratus)
Carmelo López 17 November 2010 2 years ago 2.6
Perching on tree Locality Gujarat, India
Shantilal Varu 25 July 2011 1 year ago 2.3
Not often seen, but heard! Locality Nylstroom, Limpopo Province, South Africa
Robert Erasmus 8 April 2010 2 years ago 2
perching on tree Locality Kutch District, Gujarat, India
Shantilal Varu 4 September 2011 1 year ago 1.6
Perching on tree Locality Bhavnagar District, Gujarat, India
Shantilal Varu 25 August 2012 38 weeks ago 1.5
A very shy bird, difficult to see, easily heard! Locality Nylstroom, Limpopo Province, South Africa
Robert Erasmus 8 April 2010 2 years ago 1