The Jacobin cuckoo, also pied cuckoo or pied crested cuckoo, is a member of the cuckoo order of birds that is found in Africa and Asia. It is partially migratory and in India, it has been considered a
In flight, the white wing patches and tail edges are prominent
Black-phase Jacobin cuckoo in KwaZulu-Natal
C. j. serratus is the largest race and an intra-African migrant. It has a grey tone to the underpart plumage, and variable streaking on the throat.
The orange-headed thrush is a bird in the thrush family.
Orange-headed thrush from Bangladesh
Orange-headed thrush ssp. cyanotus in Sanjay Gandhi National Park, India
Underwing of G. c. cyanota