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.[2] 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.
^BirdLife International (2016). "Clamator jacobinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22683800A93002088. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22683800A93002088.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^Khachar, Shivrajkumar (1989). "Pied Crested Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus - the harbinger of the monsoon". J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 86 (3): 448–449.
The Jacobincuckoo (Clamator jacobinus), also pied cuckoo or pied crested cuckoo, is a member of the cuckoo order of birds that is found in Africa and...
recognizes these 150 species of cuckoos in the family Cuculidae. In addition to the 88 species whose name includes "cuckoo", the family includes anis, roadrunners...
egret, common moorhen, white-breasted waterhen, grey francolin and the Jacobincuckoo, a migrant from Africa that breeds in this forest. The forest also conserves...
woodpecker, Jamaican lizard cuckoo, Jacobincuckoo, Pacific koel, channel-billed cuckoo, Burchell's coucal and black-faced cuckoo-shrike, as well as certain...
The young fledge and leave the nest after about 14 to 16 days. The Jacobincuckoo sometimes lays its egg in the nests of the laughing dove in Africa....
are a typical clutch. Like other bulbuls, it is parasitised by the Jacobincuckoo. This species eats fruit, nectar, seeds and insects. BirdLife International...
nectar and insects. In part of its range, it gets parasitized by the Jacobincuckoo. BirdLife International (2016). "Pycnonotus capensis". IUCN Red List...
after about 13–15 days. Broods may be parasitized by the Jacobincuckoo and the common hawk-cuckoo. The young birds are able to fly after about a week and...
Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies...
brood-parasitic cuckoos with crests and graduated tails. The genus was erected by German naturalist Johann Jakob Kaup in 1829 with the great spotted cuckoo (Clamator...
Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs. Jacobincuckoo, Clamator jacobinus...
dove Laughing dove Namaqua dove Green-spotted dove Grey loerie Jacobincuckoo Diederik cuckoo Burchell's coucal Barn owl White-faced owl Pearl-spotted owlet...
Global Information
