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Clamator coromandus
Basic stats
Diet
Insects, especially caterpillars
Habitat
Forest, forest edge
Range
South and Southeast Asia (migrant)
Clutch size
1 egg (brood parasite)
Incubation period
About 15–16 days
Size
Medium (39–40cm)
Wingspan
~55–60cm
Weight
~75–100g
A striking migratory cuckoo with a shaggy black crest, chestnut wings and a white throat and collar, passing through or wintering in Bornean forest and forest edge.
A brood parasite, laying its eggs in the nests of laughingthrushes and other hosts, and often first detected by its loud, repeated whistled calls given from the canopy.
