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black cuckoo

Meaning of "black cuckoo" in the English dictionary

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black cuckoo


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLACK CUCKOO

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Black cuckoo is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BLACK CUCKOO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Black cuckoo

The Black Cuckoo is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family. The species is distributed widely across sub-Saharan Africa. The subspecies Cuculus clamosus gabonensis is a resident in Central Africa, whereas the Southern African subspecies Cuculus clamosus clamosus is migratory, breeding in Southern Africa in September to December, then moving in March to Central, Eastern and West Africa. The Black Cuckoo is a medium sized cuckoo. The plumage varies by subspecies, Cuculus clamosus clamosus is either almost entirely black with a white buff on the chest or entirely black; Cuculus clamosus gabonensis is mostly black with a red throat and black and white barring on the belly. The Black Cuckoo is a brood parasite. Its main hosts are bushshrikes, particularly the Tropical Boubou and Crimson-breasted Shrike.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BLACK CUCKOO

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WORDS THAT END LIKE BLACK CUCKOO

bamboo · boo · coo · cuckoo · doo · goo · hoo · long-tailed cuckoo · loo · me-too · roo · shampoo · shining cuckoo · taboo · tattoo · too · Waterloo · woo · yahoo · zoo

Synonyms and antonyms of black cuckoo in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «black cuckoo» into 25 languages

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Find out the translation of black cuckoo to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

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zh

Translator English - Chinese

黑杜鹃
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

cuco negro
570 millions of speakers
en

English

black cuckoo
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

काली कोयल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الوقواق الأسود
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

черный кукушка
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

cuco preto
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

কালো কাকু
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

coucou noir
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Cuckoo hitam
190 millions of speakers
de

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schwarz Kuckuck
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

黒カッコウ
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

검은 뻐꾸기
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Ireng cuckoo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chim cu đen
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

கருப்பு குக்கீ
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

काळा कोकिळा
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Siyah guguk
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

cuculo nero
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

czarny z kukułką
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

чорний зозуля
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

cuc negru
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μαύρο κούκος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

swart seemeeu
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

svart gök
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

svart gjøk
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLACK CUCKOO»

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Sasol Southern African Birds: A Photographic Guide
I, S Black Cuckoo Cuculusclamosus 28-31 cm Swartkoekoek The only bird likely to be confused with the Black Cuckoo is the all-black form of the Jacobin Cuckoo (see page 132). The Black Cuckoo differs from that species by lacking any white  ...
Ian Sinclair, Ian Hugh Davidson, 1995
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Beat about the Bush: Birds
... included here because it is essentially a boubou) Crimson-breasted shrike Black cuckoo Black cuckoo Southern (Black and jacobin) cuckoos Black cuckoo Swamp Black cuckoo Black cuckoo Tropical Black cuckoo Black cuckoo Broadbill , ...
Trevor Carnaby, 2009
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A Checklist of the World's Bird Species
... Green-billed Coucal Pachycoccyx audeberti Thick-billed Cuckoo Centropus cupreicaudus Coppery-tailed Coucal Cuculus canorus Common Cuckoo Centropus goliath Goliath Coucal Cuculus clamosus Black Cuckoo Centropus grillii Black ...
David Boyd, 2006
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Birds of the Horn of Africa: Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, ...
Voice Call is a familiar seasonal sound, a three-note whistle, each note descending a half-tone, fwi-fwi-few(often rendered “it-will-rain!"); also has rising bubbling call, often partly in duet. Black Cuckoo Cuculus clamosus 30cm, 12" Variable ...
Nigel Redman, Terry Stevenson, John Fanshawe, 2009
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Encyclopaedia Londinensis
Cueulus niger, the black cuckoo: size of ablackbird; bill bright orange; the whole bird is of a black colour, glossed with green and violet 5 tail Wedge-shaped ; legs reddish brown. Inhabits Bengal, where itis called con/reel, from its imitating that ...
John Wilkes, 1810
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Encyclopaedia Londinensis, or, Universal dictionary of arts, ...
Cuculus niger, the black cuckoo : size of ablack- bird ; bill bright orange; the whole bird is of a black colour, glossed with green and violet ; tail wedge-shaped ; legs reddish brown. Inhabits Bengal, where it is called toukecly from its imitating  ...
John Wilkes (of Milland House, Sussex), 1810
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Birds of East Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi
Black Cuckoo mainly parasitises bush-shrikes, and Red-chested mainly scrub- robins and robin-chats (which regularly mimic their calls). Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius 30cm, 12” Ad N is dark grey above (sometimes lighter on head ), ...
Terry Stevenson, John Fanshawe, 2004
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Host Manipulation by Parasites
"Specialist" is used to refer to parasites that specialize either on a single host or a group of very closely-related hosts in the same genus (e.g., Acanthiza for shining bronze-cuckoo and Laniarius for black cuckoo). "Gentes" here is used to refer ...
David P. Hughes, Jacques Brodeur, Frédéric Thomas, 2012
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Birds of East Asia
ID Small to medium, slim, black cuckoo (drongo-like but behaves like a cuckoo). Ad. glossy blue-black (some have white thighs and nuchal patch), with long, deeply notched (drongo-like) tail. Vent/undertail-coverts black with narrow white bars ...
Mark Brazil, 2009
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A Photographic Guide to the Birds of India: And the Indian ...
CHESTNUT- WINGED CUCKOO (Red-winged Crested) Clamator coromandns 45 cm F: Cuculidae Description: A large, chestnut and black cuckoo with a backswept crest. Black crown, mantle rump and tail contrast with chestnut wings.
Bill Harvey, 2002

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLACK CUCKOO»

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Tshwane Open moves to Pretoria Country Club
... environment that attracts such notable bird species as Rose-ringed Parakeet, Black Cuckoo, Burchell's Coucal, Crested Barbet, Gymnogene, ... «The Citizen, Feb 15»
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A trip to Lizhong Aquatic Forest Park
The park is a paradise for wild animals, tens of thousands of birds including owls, egrets, black cuckoo, and wild ducks can be found in the ... «ecns, Apr 14»
3
The great pretender
... a tortoiseshell casket, a 19th-century American naval officer's hat in metal case, Hermes garden tools, a jet black cuckoo clock, a chrome set ... «The Australian, Mar 13»
4
Make your garden a paradise for birds
... this seasonal attack, which is also controlled by the arrival of a host of cuckoos, including the Diederik, red-chested, Klaas, and black cuckoo. «Independent Online, Jan 13»
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5 million footsteps
"I can now add the black cuckoo to my list," the avid birder said. Some days he'd cover more than 20 miles. Often he'd walk from dawn until ... «Juneau Empire, Nov 10»
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Two more Vampire Diaries promo photos!
... goth love triangle pose on a wrought-iron bed as a pair of black cuckoo clocks measure out their immortality on the wall in the background. «Starcasm.net, Aug 10»
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Amazon: Up the Black River
Then there were shiny black cuckoo-like ani, a tiny bat falcon, a yellow-headed vulture – big and spooky, perched on its own bare stump – and ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Oct 08»
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