Species profile
Jacobin Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus
Quick answer
The Jacobin or Pied Cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus) was observed by Haddad and Afoutni in 2020 in Tamanrasset. A second observation of a juvenile bird took place in Tawandert in October 2022, followed by a third observation in the same area by Soukkou, Hadoun and Seddiki in November 2022.
- Scientific name
- Clamator jacobinus
- Family
- Cuculidae
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- Genus
- Clamator
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Jacobin Cuckoo in your journal
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Related species in Cuculidae
- African Cuckoo (Cuculus gularis)
- African Emerald Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx cupreus)
- Andaman Coucal (Centropus andamanensis)
- Asian Emerald Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx maculatus)
- Banded Bay Cuckoo (Cacomantis sonneratii)
- Banded Ground-cuckoo (Neomorphus radiolosus)
- Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo (Cercococcyx montanus)
- Bay Coucal (Centropus celebensis)