Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo
Cercococcyx montanus
Rufous-brown, heavily barred cuckoo with an unusually long tail. There can be a wash of rufous on the throat and/or breast. Found in forest and thick woodland, including some miombo. Shy and retiring, and most easily found by voice. There are two main vocalizations; one is a long series of slurred “tseeeuw” calls which become more empatic. This sometimes leads into the second call type, which is a four-noted “toot tweet tow tweet.” Similar to other long-tailed cuckoos, but the adult is easily separated by the rufous barring on the upperparts.
识别特征
The barred long-tailed cuckoo (Cercococcyx montanus) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found in the Albertine Rift montane forests and disjunctly throughout East Africa.
分类信息
Genus: Cercococcyx; Family: Cuculidae; Order: Cuculiformes.
- 学名
- Cercococcyx montanus
- 命名信息
- Chapin, 1928
- 目
- Cuculiformes
- 科
- Cuculidae
- 属
- Cercococcyx
分布与栖息地
- 迁徙
- Vertical migration
行为
Migration pattern: Vertical migration.
保护状况
Population trend: declining.
- 种群趋势
- declining
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