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Klaas's cuckoo

June 17 2022 - Abuko Nature Reserve
Senegal coucal I think (Centropus senegalensis). Though it could also be a Great spotted cuckoo (Clamator glandarius)
 
Senegal coucal looks completly different ( saw them numberous times while in the Gambia ) and also Great spotted cuckoo has a different apperace. I was myself thinking of the red-chested cuckoo but also this one doesn't seem to fit but it can be that the photo is not perfect and not al details of the bird can be see that well.
 
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Levaillant's cuckoo (Clamator levaillantii) and Jacobin cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus) could also be possible, but I'm only going off the contrast between the wing and the belly. Other than that, there really aren't enough details to be sure. I'm still leaning toward great spotted because of the pattern on the wing
 

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Canon Canon EOS 2000D
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ƒ/8
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300.0 mm
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1/500 second(s)
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IMG_9237 cuckoo ID.jpg
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