Chrysococcyx osculans

(Black-eared Cuckoo)

Description

This cuckoo which forages on insects and will even eat hairy caterpillars, can occasionally be seen in the wooded areas of the campus. The body is greyish-brown above with buff coloured underparts. Tail is grey/brown with white tips, under the tail it is cream with brownish bars. A distinctive feature is the black eye-stripe. Legs and feet black, eyes brown, bill black.