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Sandeep Gangadharan / 2,575 items
Captured this young Indian Cuckoo a few hundred meters from my home. Young birds have white markings on the crown and white chin and throat contrasting with a dark face. Juveniles are browner and have broad white tips to the head and wing feathers. The eye-ring is gray to yellow. This 32 cm bird is a brood parasite. They feed on hairy caterpillars and other insects but sometimes take fruits. They are found over most of India south of the Himalayas except the dry and arid parts of NW India.
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  • Taken: Dec 11, 2010
  • Uploaded: Dec 12, 2010
  • Updated: Apr 9, 2014