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Unlike the adult this immature does not have a reddish throat and has heavier breast markings. This is a common species across India, this immature was photographed at a Temple at the entrance Ranthambhore Reserve in early February 2013. When flying it can easily be mistaken for a small bird of prey.
Common Hawk Cuckoo or Brain Fever Bird is quite shy bird and they normally keep themselves hidden in tree leaves, branches.
This is a common species across India, this adult was photographed near one of the water holes in the central section of the reserve in early February 2013. When flying it can easily be mistaken for a small bird of prey.
Common Hawk-Cuckoo, popularly known as brainfever bird. Passerine/Perching birds. Has close resemblance to Shikra. he resemblance to hawks gives this group the generic name of hawk-cuckoo and like many other cuckoos these are brood parasites, laying their eggs in nests of babblers. The sexes are alike. They have a distinctive yellow eye ring. Subadults have the breast streaked, similar to the immature shikra, and there are large brown chevron marks on the belly.
ubiquitous in India. some call this bird the "brain fever bird" due to the sound of its call. insectivore