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Armenian Name: | Փուփուլավոր կկու |
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See Plate 34 for Great Spotted Cuckoo and other similar species
Resident Status: | Casual |
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Length: | 38-40 cm, Wing Span:58-61 cm |
Distribution Map: | Map 178. |
Description: | Long-tailed cuckoo with prominent crest. |
Adult: | Dark gray above, white below, washed with yellow on lower face and throat. Wings spotted with white. |
Juvenile: | Black crown without crest, more yellow on face and neck; brown upperparts with small whitish spots, and dark-tipped brown-orange primaries above. |
Behavior: | Bold and noisy, often giving parrot-like squawks. |
Habitat: | River banks with willows; scattered trees in open areas. |
Food: | Invertebrates, especially hairy caterpillars. |