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Warding off brood parasite
Male Village Weaver (Ploceus cucullatus) warding off with its claws a Diederik Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx caprius), which was threatening a Village Weavers' nesting area. We observed the long and arduous nest building ritual of Village Weavers and noticed that a male was specifically entrusted with the task of fighting intruders such as this Diederik Cuckoo brood parasite. Captured in the Eastern Serengeti Natioanl park, Tanzania.
Digital image ID: MRO_20230116_017207
Author: Micheline Rouquet
© Micheline Rouquet
Digital image size: 6.0 Mpixels (17.2 MB uncompressed) - 3004x2003 pixels (10x6.7 in / 25.4x17 cm at 300 ppi)
Digital image keywords: Behavior, BIF, Birds, Brood parasite, Diederik Cuckoo, Eastern Serengeti National Park, Fighting, Nest Building, Ploceus cucullatus, Tanzania, Village Weaver, Weavers
Published in: All images, Birds
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