Diederick Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx caprius
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The Diederick cuckoo is a commonly seen cuckoo in Tanzania. It feeds partly on caterpillars as in the image above and slideshow image 6. It parasitizes and eats the eggs of several weaver species (and others): see slideshow image 2.
 
   
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