Plaintive Cuckoo 八声杜鹃

Order : Cuculiformes 鹃形目

Family : Cuculidae 杜鹃科
Genus : Cacomantis 八声杜鹃属

Binomial name : Cacomantis merulinus

Plaintive Cuckoo
八声杜鹃

Size: 21.5~23.5cm

Habitat: Forest edge, open woodland, scrub, grassland, farmland, parks and gardens. Up to 1830m.
Status: Resident

俗名: 八声喀咕、哀鹃、八声悲鹃、雨鹃

lifer female: Sep2017 . Sungai Congkak @ Selangor

lifer male: Sep2014 . Pulau Banting @ Perak

Plaintive Cuckoo (male)

lifer Sep2014 . Pulau Banting @ Perak

* company trip with family

Plaintive Cuckoo (female)

lifer Sep2017 . Sungai Congkak @ Selangor

Plaintive Cuckoo (male)

20171231 . Kinta Nature Park @ Perak

 

Plaintive Cuckoo (male)

Dec2019 . Penang Botanic Gardens @ Penang

Plaintive Cuckoo (female)

20221225 . Chui Chak Paddyfields @ Perak

Plaintive Cuckoo (male)

20230211 . Kampung Wang Besar @ Perlis

Plaintive Cuckoo (male)

20240601 . Sungai Tengi @ Selangor

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