Clamator is a genus of large brood-parasitic cuckoos with crests and graduated tails. The genus was erected by German naturalist Johann Jakob Kaup in 1829 with the great spotted cuckoo (Clamator glandarius) as the type species. [2] The name Clamator is Latin for "he who shouts" from clamare, "to shout". [3]

The great spotted cuckoo (Clamator glandarius) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners, the anis and the coucals. 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.

Jul 9, 2020 · Great Spotted Cuckoo (Clamator glandarius), version 1.1. In Birds of the World (P. G. Rodewald, B. K. Keeney, and S. M. Billerman, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.grscuc1.01.1

The Jacobin cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus), also pied cuckoo or pied crested cuckoo, is a member of the cuckoo order of birds that is found in Africa and Asia. It is partially migratory and in India, it has been considered a harbinger of the monsoon rains due to the timing of its arrival. [2]

Distinctive, boldly patterned cuckoo with a spiffy crest and white-spotted wings. Adult has a gray crest and gray-brown back. Juveniles are even more contrasting, with a rusty wing panel and black crest and back. Typically restless, making short flights often and hopping on the ground with tail raised. A nest parasite of corvids (crows, jays, and relatives). Found in semiarid open woodland and ...

Jul 11, 2023 · Unlike the Common Cuckoo, neither the hen nor the hatched chick of Clamator species evict the host’s eggs, but the host’s young often die because they cannot compete successfully with the larger cuckoo for food.

The great spotted cuckoo (Clamator glandarius) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners, the anis and the coucals. Show More It is widely spread throughout Africa and the Mediterranean Basin.

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The great spotted cuckoo (Clamator glandarius) 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'.

Jan 4, 2019 · The great spotted cuckoo (Clamator glandarius) is one of the three brood parasitic species, in addition to the common cuckoo and the Brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater), that has attracted the majority of previous spatio-temporal studies .