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Oct 6, 2024 1:27 PM IST
Associated deeply with Indian cultures and classical Sanskrit poetry as the messenger of the monsoons, the Pied cuckoo flies into North India from Africa in May-June ahead of the rains to lay eggs in the nests of other birds, especially babblers of the genus Turdoides.
Mentioned in Kalidas’ epic poem, Meghdoot, the cuckoo is known to peasants awaiting the monsoons as `Chatak’ in parts of North India or `Kharadiyo’ in Gujarat. (HT File)
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