{"id":8438,"date":"2015-02-23T09:29:03","date_gmt":"2015-02-23T07:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/?post_type=sight-projects&#038;p=1677"},"modified":"2023-10-05T11:55:29","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T01:55:29","slug":"klaass-cuckoo","status":"publish","type":"sight-projects","link":"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/projects\/klaass-cuckoo\/","title":{"rendered":"Klaas&#8217;s Cuckoo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img  fetchpriority=\"high\"  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4626 pk-lazyload\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"\"  width=\"1024\"  height=\"683\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Klaas-2-1024x683.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Klaas-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Klaas-2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Klaas-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Klaas-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Klaas-2-220x147.jpg 220w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Klaas-2-scaled.jpg 2560w\" ><\/p>\n<p>The Klaas&#8217;s Cuckoo (Meitjie, Afrikaans name) is a beautiful emerald green bird, the Afrikaans name comes from its call of may-i-kie, may-i-kie which it repeats between three and six times.<\/p>\n<p><img  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4627 pk-lazyload\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"\"  width=\"1000\"  height=\"667\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/klaass-cuckoo-4.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/klaass-cuckoo-4.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/klaass-cuckoo-4-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/klaass-cuckoo-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/klaass-cuckoo-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/klaass-cuckoo-4-220x147.jpg 220w\" ><\/p>\n<p>Like other cuckoos it does not build its own nest but lays its eggs in the nests of the sunbirds, batis, warblers and flycatchers.<\/p>\n<p><img  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4628 pk-lazyload\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"\"  width=\"1024\"  height=\"683\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Klaas-1-1024x683.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Klaas-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Klaas-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Klaas-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Klaas-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Klaas-1-220x147.jpg 220w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Klaas-1.jpg 2499w\" ><\/p>\n<p>Female Klaas&#8217;s Cuckoo<\/p>\n<p><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7562 pk-lazyload\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"\"  width=\"1024\"  height=\"682\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Juv-Klaas-cuckoo-1024x682.jpeg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Juv-Klaas-cuckoo-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Juv-Klaas-cuckoo-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Juv-Klaas-cuckoo-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Juv-Klaas-cuckoo-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Juv-Klaas-cuckoo-220x147.jpeg 220w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Juv-Klaas-cuckoo.jpeg 1496w\" ><\/p>\n\n\n<p>These photos were taken at Intaka 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