Cuckoo Klaas’s (Chrysococcyx klaas) parasitic fed by female Southern Double-Collared Sunbird – Cape Town South Africa – Click for notes

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Cuckoo Klaas’s (Chrysococcyx klaas) parasitic fed by female Southern Double-Collared Sunbird – Cape Town South Africa – Click for notes

The immature demanding Klaas’s Cuckoo is fed by the female Southern Double-Collared Sunbird. This was a fortuitous photo opportunity as our neighbour in Cape Town, “The Malcoms”, contacted me that a “small bird was feeding a very big one on their patio”. It was late afternoon, the light was poor, I sat in the lounge and kept clicking as both male and female flittered back and forth Sunbirds feeding this little hungry monster! What a great opportunity.

  • Species:Klaas's Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx klaas)
  • Bird Type:Parasitic juvenile
  • FamilyCuckoos (Cuculidae)
  • Date Taken20251215
  • Location:Wynberg
  • Area:Western Cape
  • Country:South Africa
  • Region:All Africa South of Sahara
Photo File Ref: BOA22602e Cuckoo Klaas's (imm. fed by Southern Double-Collared Sunbird female in eclipse) 1 Wynberg, Cape Town South Africa Dec25 PH850_1129
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