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Sexes are similar; juveniles are browner and have broad white tips to the head and wing feathers. | Sexes are similar; juveniles are browner and have broad white tips to the head and wing feathers. | ||
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| − | Differentiated from [[Himalayan Cuckoo]] by browner upper body with greyer head, broader ventral barring and the black sub-terminal band on | + | Differentiated from [[Himalayan Cuckoo]] by browner upper body with greyer head, broader ventral barring and the black sub-terminal band on [[Topography#General Anatomy|rectrices]]. |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Asia]]: Including [[India]], [[Sri Lanka]] and [[Indonesia]]. | [[Asia]]: Including [[India]], [[Sri Lanka]] and [[Indonesia]]. | ||
Revision as of 01:03, 18 December 2014
- Cuculus micropterus
Identification
33 cm length
- Grey-brown
- Pale grey throat and upper breast
- White underparts with dark barring
- Tail is edged with prominent white spots
Sexes are similar; juveniles are browner and have broad white tips to the head and wing feathers.
Similar Species
Differentiated from Himalayan Cuckoo by browner upper body with greyer head, broader ventral barring and the black sub-terminal band on rectrices.
Distribution
Asia: Including India, Sri Lanka and Indonesia.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are two subspecies[1]:
- C. m. micropterus:
- India and Myanmar to south-eastern Asia; winters to Greater Sundas
- C. m. concretus:
Two additional subspecies, ognevi and fatidicus are generally considered invalid[2]
Habitat
Forests and open woodland.
Behaviour
Breeding
A brood parasite, laying a single egg mostly in the nests of drongos and crows.
Diet
Diet includes insects and caterpillars.
Vocalisation
<flashmp3>Indian cuckoo.mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
Recording by china guy, Sichuan, May 2011
