Violet Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus) - female - 15 January 2013 - Kaeng Krachan National Park, Phetchaburi, Phetchaburi Province, Thailand. Photos © 2013 Joseph Morlan
Robson illustrates the female with a yellow-orange bill, but this bird definitely had an all dark bill as illustrated in HBW. The bird was actively flycatching. Tail was rusty with barring on the underside. Assuming we identified the bird correctly, the race occurring in Thailand is the nominate. Digiscoped with Panasonic DMC-LX5 | Nikon FieldScope III | 30XWA |hand-held (no adapter). |