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Lesser Cuckoo

Cuculus poliocephalus

Least Concern

पंखों का फैलाव

30.8 cm

वजन

51.5 g

कुल

Cuculidae

गण

Cuculiformes

के बारे में

Lesser Cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus) — 25–28 cm. Grey above; whitish below with black barring; yellow orbital ring; long tail. Migratory; breeds across South and East Asia from Afghanistan to Japan; winters to East Africa and South Asia. Brood parasite targeting warblers. Insectivore.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
पंखों का फैलाव	30.8 cm	12.1 in
वजन	51.5 g	1.82 oz

पहचान

पंख

Lesser Cuckoo: gray above; white below with rufous barring; slender; long dark tail; yellow eye-ring; smaller than Common Cuckoo

Habitat & Range

🌲 Forest

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

व्यवहार और प्रजनन

घोंसला बनाना

Nest type: NO. Incubation: 14 days. Fledging: 15 days.

ध्वनि

गीत

Loud, far-carrying call; penetrating resonant notes given repeatedly from dense African forest canopy.

वर्गिकी

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
गण	Cuculiformes (Cuckoos)
कुल	Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
Genus	Cuculus
प्रजातियां	Cuculus poliocephalus

Distribution

Lesser Cuckoo has been recorded in 2 countries.

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उपस्थित Not recorded