Thailand

Plaintive Cuckoo

A smallish cuckoo...found from India
and China to Indonesia...male has
several plaintive whistling calls.

Cacomantis merulinus

(L 8.3-9.3")

Lumpini Park

Bangkok

11Mar2016

Fish ponds at Muang Boran

14Mar2016

Once thought to be able to
foretell the future.

Cacomantis is Greek for
ill omen or prophet.