Photo of Animalia: Striped Cuckoo (species: Tapera naevia)

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Saucé [Striped Cuckoo] (Tapera naevia naevia)

Lugar: Finca La Pomarrosa, Barlovento, centro norte de Venezuela. Especie común más fácil de oir que de ver. Es el único cuculidae en Venezuela que parasita los nidos de otras especies. En 2009 ha estado llegando con mayor frecuencia que antes a la finca. Place: La Pomarrosa Farm, Barlovento, north-central Venezuela. This is a common species easier to hear than to see. It is the only cuckoo in Venezuela which parasites nests of other species. In 2009 they have been arriving to the farm more frequently than before.

Photo taken on 4 Jul 2009