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Red-chested Cuckoo Marginally better photo than my last one but as this bird spends the majority of its time high up in the trees, I think this is the best I am going to get! A summer visitor to South Africa this cuckoo has a very distinctive call and in SA they call it 'Piet my Vrou' which literally means 'Peter my Wife' as this is what the call sounds like (apparently). All I can say is that the call is incessant and it call start up at any time of day or night and continue non-stop for hours on end. Cuculus solitarius,Geotagged,Red-chested Cuckoo,South Africa Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Red-chested Cuckoo

Marginally better photo than my last one but as this bird spends the majority of its time high up in the trees, I think this is the best I am going to get! A summer visitor to South Africa this cuckoo has a very distinctive call and in SA they call it 'Piet my Vrou' which literally means 'Peter my Wife' as this is what the call sounds like (apparently). All I can say is that the call is incessant and it call start up at any time of day or night and continue non-stop for hours on end.

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  1. A call I understand, as Afrikaans is somewhat similar to dutch. It's a great photo Claire, very well captured. Posted 11 years ago

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The Red-chested Cuckoo is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family. It is a medium-sized bird, found in Africa south of the Sahara. In Afrikaans, it is known as "Piet-my-vrou", after its call.

Similar species: Cuckoos
Species identified by Claire Hamilton
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By Claire Hamilton

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Uploaded Nov 10, 2013. Captured Nov 10, 2013 10:44 in N2, South Africa.
  • Canon EOS 7D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/790s
  • ISO500
  • 400mm