So that's what they are. Very cute. Great pictures.
"Despite carrying the cuckoo name, they are rarely recorded as brood parasites.
Brood paratism refers to the practice of one species laying its egg in the nest of another species called the host.
The host can often be much smaller than the offspring it will be feeding. In most cases, the parasitic chick will evict the hosts own eggs from the nest so that it has its hosts undivided attention. " Source
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Dave
Thanks for sharing.
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They look like guira cuckoos. Very cool birds.
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YES! YES! thats them !!!!
thank you !!! Its been bothering me for days that i couldnt remember.
troy
"Despite carrying the cuckoo name, they are rarely recorded as brood parasites.
Brood paratism refers to the practice of one species laying its egg in the nest of another species called the host.
The host can often be much smaller than the offspring it will be feeding. In most cases, the parasitic chick will evict the hosts own eggs from the nest so that it has its hosts undivided attention. " Source
Nice.
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