Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur

Sitio realizado por aficionados a la observación de aves desde 10 de enero 2006

Dark-billed Cuckoo - Historic records

Order: - Family: Cuculidae

25-11-14 © Claudia y Diego Bastías
01-11-14 © J. Simón Tagtachian
01-02-14 © J. Simón Tagtachian
04-01-14 © Eduardo Carreyra
17-11-13 © Carlos González Ledo
01-01-13 © Eduardo Haene

No doubt this chick was born in the reserve 

24-11-12 © Pablo Mosto
24-11-12 © Amelia Besana

Amelia y Pablo tell us they were watching this dark-billed cuckoo feed for a long time. It moved about the tree, jumpig from one branch to the other in search for the spittle masses, cuahgt the bug and ate it. Some time ago I mentioned this spittlebug since the spittle masses it forms are so striking. Today it is a link in the food chain, being predated upon by this cuckoo. What surprises me most is how malleable the spittle is that it kneads into a spaghetti-like string and keeps sticky without breaking .

24-11-12 © Amelia Besana

Amelia y Pablo tell us they were watching this dark-billed cuckoo feed for a long time. It moved about the tree, jumpig from one branch to the other in search for the spittle masses, cuahgt the bug and ate it. Some time ago I mentioned this spittlebug since the spittle masses it forms are so striking. Today it is a link in the food chain, being predated upon by this cuckoo. What surprises me most is how malleable the spittle is that it kneads into a spaghetti-like string and keeps sticky without breaking .

24-11-12 © Amelia Besana

Amelia y Pablo tell us they were watching this dark-billed cuckoo feed for a long time. It moved about the tree, jumpig from one branch to the other in search for the spittle masses, cuahgt the bug and ate it. Some time ago I mentioned this spittlebug since the spittle masses it forms are so striking. Today it is a link in the food chain, being predated upon by this cuckoo. What surprises me most is how malleable the spittle is that it kneads into a spaghetti-like string and keeps sticky without breaking .

20-10-12 © Pablo Serur
01-01-12 © J. Simón Tagtachian
01-01-12 © J. Simón Tagtachian
05-11-11 © Pablo Serur
05-11-11 © Pablo Serur
27-11-10 © Claudia y Diego Bastías
14-11-09 © Amelia Besana
Total: 57

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