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    (c) ianrijsdijk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Ernest Porter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Carmelo López Abad, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Paolo Candotti, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Nik Borrow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Red-chested Cuckoo

Cuculus solitarius

Worldwide
1,237 observations
Group
Birds
iNaturalist Wikipedia

About

The red-chested cuckoo (Cuculus solitarius) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is a medium-sized bird found in Africa south of the Sahara. In Afrikaans, it is known as "Piet-my-vrou", after its call.

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