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Sales Professional with great love for nature, collecting various birds on my camera, fighting for conservation of nature. My wife,Gaythri Devi also sharing similar interests and also being a better photographer, you can find us on Sundays in some jungle!

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Common Hawk Cuckoo or Brainfever Bird


Hierococcyx varius 34cm
Akkakuyil in Tamil
(அக்காகுயில்)

Widespread resident and partial migrant. Smaller than large hawk cuckoo, with grey upperparts, more rufous on underparts, indistinct barring on belly and flanks, and narrow tail banding. Juvenile has spotted flanks and narrow tail banding. Call as Large but more shrill and manic. Well wooded country.

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