Levaillant's Cuckoo (Gestreepte Nuwejaarsvoël)

Clamator levaillantii (381)

Zulu name: -

Other names: Striped Cuckoo / Striped Crested Cuckoo

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Levaillant's Cuckoo Canon 50D 400mm focal length 1/500 sec exposure F7.1 ISO 400
January 2010 Pilanesberg, North West Adult
Levaillant's Cuckoo Canon 50D 400mm focal length
October 2009 Loskop, Mpumulanga Adult

Experiences with species

These Cuckoos are fairly common bushveld birds in the Summertime - they parasitise Arrow-marked Babblers, I have seen juveniles following the Babblers around, imitating the Babbler call!