Great spotted cuckoo

Clamator glandarius

The great spotted cuckoo is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners, the anis and the coucals. The genus name "clamator" is Latin for "shouter" from "clamare", "to shout". The specific "glandarius" is derived from Latin "glans, glandis", "acorn".
Great spotted cuckoo attacked by a small corn bunting - Clamator glandarius A rare migratory bird in Bulgaria. The Great spotted cuckoo - Clamator glandarius - is already on my list of photographed species. It's been a long time since I've experienced such excitement when shooting a new species for me. I don't know how long we wandered around the area when she was last spotted a couple of days ago, hoping to at least see her when she suddenly landed on the road in front of us and started picking caterpillars. I didn't have time to check the camera settings, I just aimed it and pulled the trigger as she jumped back and forth, shoved herself into the bushes, and showed up again, while a corn bunting bothered her and was obviously looking for a confrontation! I am really pleased with this shot! Animal,Animalia,Aves,Besaparski hills protected area,Bird,Brood parasite,Bulgaria,Bunting,Chordata,Clamator glandarius,Corn bunting,Cuculidae,Cuculiformes,Emberiza calandra,Emberizidae,Europe,Great spotted cuckoo,Migratory bird,Parasitic bird,Passeriformes

Distribution

It is widely spread throughout Africa and the Mediterranean Basin. It is a brood parasite that lays its eggs in the nests of corvids, in particular the Eurasian magpie.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderCuculiformes
FamilyCuculidae
GenusClamator
SpeciesC. glandarius
Photographed in
Bulgaria
Spain
Israel
Namibia