Jacobin Cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus)
About the Jacobin Cuckoo
The Jacobin cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus), also pied cuckoo or pied crested cuckoo, is a member of the cuckoo order of birds that is found in Africa and Asia. It is partially migratory and in India, it has been considered a harbinger of the monsoon rains due to the timing of its arrival. It has been associated with a bird in Indian mythology and poetry, known as the chātaka (Sanskrit: चातक) represented as a bird with a beak on its head that waits for rains to quench its thirst.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 84 recordings for this species: 2 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Botswana, India, Kenya, Namibia in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Great Spotted CuckooClamator glandariusrecording
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