Identification from Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) is tricky. The uppertail pattern in this bird is inconclusive, base colour is fairly uniform pointing towards Common however white spots along edges are reasonably pronounced favouring African. Bill colour however clearly points to African, significant yellow on upper mandible completely encircling nostril and it is based on this that I have made the identification.
Africa (entire continent rather than south of Sahara)
AN
Antarctica
AO
Atlantic Ocean
AU
Australasia (Wallacea (Indonesian islands east of Wallace's line), New Guinea and its islands, Australia, New Zealand and its subantarctic islands, the Solomons, New Caledonia, and Vanuatu)
EU
Eurasia (Europe, Asia from the Middle East through central Asia north of the Himalayas, Siberia and northern China to Japan)
IO
Indian Ocean
LA
Latin America (Middle and South America)
MA
Middle America (Mexico through Panama)
NA
North America (includes the Caribbean)
NO
Northern oceans
OR
Oriental Region (South Asia from Pakistan to Taiwan, plus Southeast Asia, the Philippines, and Greater Sundas)
