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Klaas's Cuckoo (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter Toy Janssen
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Kev Roy
Juv Klaas's Cuckoo it is Toy. The other posts are describing adult Klaas's. Emerald is a rare bird in Gambia and is associated with forest remnants. Should find all the info you need and a good photo on the opus page here. Cracking shot by the way!
Toy Janssen
Active member
Thanks,
Discussing started because of this photo (see thread) I believe this is a juv Klaas's too.
http://www.birdpix.nl/album_page.php?pic_id=203787&recent=1&db=1
Discussing started because of this photo (see thread) I believe this is a juv Klaas's too.
http://www.birdpix.nl/album_page.php?pic_id=203787&recent=1&db=1
james holdsworth
Consulting Biologist
What a sharp looking bird and a fine photo, too!
birdboybowley
Well-known member.....apparently so ;)
It is
Nicky mwangi
Nicky mwangi
Looks like a Diedrick cuckoo.There is no trace of juvenile features to make it a Klass.Don't think the grey is anything to go by.
Nicky mwangi
Nicky mwangi
Sorry i meant African Emerald Cuckoo.A juvenile Klass Cuckoo should show the white postocular mark.
peterarras
Well-known member
Hi,
it looks for me like a African Emerald Cuckoo too!
Cheers
Peter.
it looks for me like a African Emerald Cuckoo too!
Cheers
Peter.
Brian J Small
Well-known member
Toy
A very good photo. I got out my museum notes for my illustrations in the East African guide to double check the features for these quite similar species.
Female/immature Emerald Cuckoo has broad (bronze-) greenish bars on the underparts, distributed densely down to the vent; immature Klaas's has narrower bars, sometimes on a buff or off-white background. The post-ocular spot on Klaas's can be well hidden by barring, but on Emerald there should be no white at all behind the eye.
Based on my museum notes and photos - illustrations in the EA guide - and on the fact that Emerald is really quite rare in the Gambia (I have not seen one in ten visits), I would go for Klaas's Cuckoo for both images.
Brian S
A very good photo. I got out my museum notes for my illustrations in the East African guide to double check the features for these quite similar species.
Female/immature Emerald Cuckoo has broad (bronze-) greenish bars on the underparts, distributed densely down to the vent; immature Klaas's has narrower bars, sometimes on a buff or off-white background. The post-ocular spot on Klaas's can be well hidden by barring, but on Emerald there should be no white at all behind the eye.
Based on my museum notes and photos - illustrations in the EA guide - and on the fact that Emerald is really quite rare in the Gambia (I have not seen one in ten visits), I would go for Klaas's Cuckoo for both images.
Brian S
stuart winter
My Eyes Have Seen the Glory of the Cups at WHL
Having looked at the enlarged photo, it is possible to make out the white outer tail which is a feature of Klaas's.
