ML37080171

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

The bird was feeding in a banyan (Ficus bengalensis) tree. It would occasionally fly to nearby vegetation, but continue to fly back. Based on comparison of the images and observation in different field guides, we had concluded the species as Indian cuckoo. However 4 year later (Sept 2020) following a discussion with the reviewers (Prathamesh Desai, Saurabh Sawant) we have reviewed and updated the ID to Lesser cuckoo. This was mainly following questions about the habitat (open cultivation area, rather than forest as preferred by Indian) as well as a certain compactness of the shape and smaller bill. Lesser being rare (vagrant) to Mumbai region was not considered when the record was entered. After this record, a vagrant Lesser cuckoo has been recorded over subsequent years in the winter months in this very same spot which helped to confirm this bird as Lesser Cuckoo.

Technical information

Model

Canon EOS 7D Mark II

Lens

EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM

ISO

800

Focal length

400 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire, auto

f-stop

f/5.6

Shutter speed

1/200 sec

Dimensions

900 pixels x 900 pixels

Original file size

774.67 KB