KLAAS'S CUCKOO BY PEET VAN SCHALKWYK

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ABOUT THE PHOTO...

Taken in Sabie Park, Mpumalanga, South Africa.

ABOUT THE BIRD SPECIES...

The Klaas's Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx klaas) is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family. It is found in Angola , Benin , Botswana , Burkina Faso , Burundi , Cameroon , Central African Republic , Chad , Republic of the Congo , Democratic Republic of the Congo , Ivory Coast , Equatorial Guinea , Eritrea , Ethiopia , Gabon , Gambia , Ghana , Guinea , Guinea-Bissau , Kenya , Liberia , Malawi , Mali , Mauritania , Mozambique , Namibia , Nigeria , Rwanda , São Tomé and Príncipe , Senegal , Sierra Leone , Somalia , South Africa , Sudan , Swaziland , Tanzania , Togo , Uganda , Yemen , Zambia , and Zimbabwe .

Source: Wikipedia

Mainly insectivorous, specializing in butterflies and caterpillars.

It is a brood parasite, meaning that it lays its eggs in other birds nests.

Source: Biodiversity Explorer

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