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Description	English: Red-chested cuckoo at Kibale forest National Park, Uganda Tiếng Việt: Cu cu ngực đỏ (Cuculus solitarius) tại Vườn quốc gia rừng Kibale, Uganda
Date	14 December 2022, 16:00:54
Source	Own work
Author	Giles Laurent

Camera location	0° 25′ 10.18″ N, 30° 22′ 46.44″ E	View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap	0.419494; 30.379566

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This image won the 6^th prize in the national contest of Uganda in Wiki Loves Earth 2023

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English: Wild red-chested cuckoo (Cuculus solitarius) at Kibale Forest National Park, Uganda

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English: Wild red-chested cuckoo (Cuculus solitarius) at Kibale Forest National Park, Uganda

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	18:46, 25 October 2023		7,226 × 4,817 (12.11 MB)	Giles Laurent	Sharpened and reduced noise
	20:54, 13 July 2023		7,226 × 4,817 (18.14 MB)	Giles Laurent	Uploaded own work with UploadWizard

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- وقواق احمر الصدر
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- Cuculus solitarius
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- Cuculus solitarius
Usage on ca.wikipedia.org
- Cucut pit-roig
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- Cog frongoch Affrica
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- Einsiedlerkuckuck
- Benutzer:Giles Laurent
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- Cuculus solitarius
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- Cuculus solitarius
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- Coucou solitaire
- Utilisateur:Giles Laurent
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- Šablon:Potd/2025-12
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- Wikipedia:Hình ảnh chọn lọc/2024/01/14
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- Q639053
- User:Giles Laurent

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Scene capture type	Standard
Contrast	Normal
Saturation	Normal
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Date metadata was last modified	22:44, 25 October 2023
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14 December 2022

0°25'10.1788"N, 30°22'46.4365"E

0.003125 second

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