pakkapakla
pakkom (Mising) [ Roman: pak.kom]
Contributed by: Benjamin Kaman on 2009-07-21
English: brain-fever bird, Ceylon hawk cuckoo, Common hawk cuckoo, Cuculus variussci , Hierococcyx variussci , Indian Nightingale,
Assamese: কেতেকী,
Mising: pakkom
pakkom (Mising) [ Roman: pak.kom]
Contributed by: Benjamin Kaman on 2009-07-21
1. (Common Noun-Common) A medium size bird [13 in (33 cm); 3.6 oz (104 g)] with banded trails, bars on the abdomen and flanks. It has loud, shrieking call, often heard singing at night with a bright moon. Can be found in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka. It feeds in insects, including caterpillars, termites, grasshoppers, beetles; they also eat fruits and berries. Arboreal and secretive foragers. অসমীয়া জনজীৱনৰ এটি চিনাকী চৰাই
Assamese: কেতেকী,
Mising: pakkom