Aviceda cuculoides  African Cuckoo-Hawk  Koekoekvalk
African Cuckoo-Hawk 
Alma, Oct 2019

A breeding resident. Rare and very sparsely recorded across the Waterberg (recorded in 8% of the Waterberg pentads); usually single birds are encountered, in pairs while breeding; may occur anywhere but is typically found in tall broad-leafed woodland, especially along drainage lines. Breeds in summer.
African Cuckoo-Hawk
Mooimeisiesfontein, Jan 2018

African Cuckoo-Hawk nest
Mooimeisiesfontein, Jan 2018

Nestling on a nest.

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