{"id":7683,"date":"2017-05-03T21:12:10","date_gmt":"2017-05-03T20:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=7683"},"modified":"2020-01-31T16:37:47","modified_gmt":"2020-01-31T15:37:47","slug":"oriental-cuckoo-cuculus-optatus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=7683","title":{"rendered":"Oriental Cuckoo
Cuculus optatus<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

>> GENERAL >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

– near passerine, slightly larger than Common Blackbird<\/a>
\n– vagrant to most of the WP, Asian origin
\n– nocturnal migrant, local diurnal movements
\n– migrates singly<\/p>\n

>> VISUAL ID >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nOriental Cuckoo Cuculus optatus<\/em>, F<\/strong>
\nBIF1946, 10\/06\/2016, Khovsgol, Mongolia, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n

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\nOriental Cuckoo Cuculus optatus<\/em>, F<\/strong>
\nBIF1947, 10\/06\/2016, Khovsgol, Mongolia, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n

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\nOriental Cuckoo Cuculus optatus<\/em>, F<\/strong>
\nBIF1948, 10\/06\/2016, Khovsgol, Mongolia, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n

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\nOriental Cuckoo Cuculus optatus<\/em>, F<\/strong>
\nBIF1949, 10\/06\/2016, Khovsgol, Mongolia, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n

note:<\/strong> due to contradictory statements in literature we did not age the birds<\/em><\/p>\n

>> ACOUSTIC ID >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

– supposed to be nonvocal during migration<\/p>\n

>> COMPARISON SPECIES >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

Common Cuckoo<\/a>
\nLevant Sparrowhawk<\/a>
\nEurasian Sparrowhawk<\/a>
\nLesser Kestrel
\nCommon Kestrel<\/p>\n

#nearpasserine #vagrant #rarity<\/p>\n

#ornithology #birdmigration #birdID #birdguide #birding #birdwatching #birdsound #westernpalearctic #europe #vismig #flightcalls #middleeast #northernafrica #workinprogress<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

>> GENERAL >>>>> – near passerine, slightly larger than Common Blackbird – vagrant to most of the WP, Asian origin – nocturnal migrant, local diurnal movements – migrates singly >> VISUAL ID >>>>> Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus optatus, F BIF1946, 10\/06\/2016, Khovsgol, Mongolia, Mathias Putze Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus optatus, F BIF1947, 10\/06\/2016, Khovsgol, Mongolia, Mathias Putze … Continue reading Oriental Cuckoo
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