Spotted this bird fly up from the ground nearby to a tree at the edge of the NSRCC Golf Course at the East Coast Parkway. It flew short distances within about 10 to 15 metres to adjacent trees within the space of about 15 minutes whilst i observed it. It seemed to want to stretch out its wings. Probably because of the downpour which the area had then recently experienced.
Which cuckoo is this? The Malaysian or the Hodgson's? or an Indian Cuckoo?
cuckoo @ east coast parkway, Singapore 24Nov2013 from SgBeachBum on Vimeo.
Here are some good reference links for telling apart which cuckoo this bird is...
A link on some cuckoos from Malaysia :-
http://www.malaysianbirds.com/bird-family/cuckoo.htm
The Hawk Cuckoos :-
http://confoley.com/photo-guide-hawk-cuckoos
http://wildbirdsingapore.nss.org.sg/Hodgson's%20Hawk%20Cuckoo.pdf
http://wildbirdsingapore.nss.org.sg/SINAV_Vol_22_No_1_Jan_08%20.pdf
Indian Cuckoos :-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Cuckoo
http://singaporebirds.net/npassers_01/indian_cuckoo.html
http://ibc.lynxeds.com/species/indian-cuckoo-cuculus-micropterus
So which is this bird captured in the video?
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