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BirdPix:   153376
Province:  
Country:   Malawi
Locus:   1435CD
Observer:   Brown Gary; uploading for Marc Henrion
Date of record:   2021-01-23
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2022-03-11 14:29:26
Sp. code:   340
Species name:   Cuculus canorus
Common name:   Common (Eurasian) Cuckoo -- Europese Koekoek
Family:   Cuculidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   barred long-tailed cuckoo
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-153376
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 153376 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lance Robinson
Comment:   With the proportions of this species, wings, tail, and body, this species falls within the scope of either an African or Common Cuckoo. With only brown markings on this bird, African Cuckoo can be ruled out, as juv. African, which is most similarly marked to this bird, as grey barring as opposed to brown barring. Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo has a smaller body and wing, and a proportionally much longer tail, which does not fit this bird.
Date:   2021-01-24 07:11:37
Species name:   Cuculus canorus -- Common (Eurasian) Cuckoo; Europese Koekoek
Species code:   340

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