Biology:Madagascan cuckoo

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Short description: Species of bird

Madagascan cuckoo
Cuculus rochii.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Cuculidae
Genus: Cuculus
Species:
C. rochii
Binomial name
Cuculus rochii
Hartlaub, 1863

The Madagascan cuckoo (Cuculus rochii), also known as the Madagascar lesser cuckoo, is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. Though it breeds only in Madagascar , it spends the non-breeding season in a number of countries in the African Great Lakes region and the Indian Ocean islands: Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Madagascar , Malawi, Rwanda, South Africa , Uganda and Zambia.

Description

The Madagascan cuckoo is a small, slim cuckoo, measuring 28 cm (11 in) in length.[1]

References

  1. Morris, Pete; Hawkins, Frank (1998). Birds of Madagascar: A Photographic Guide. Mountfield, East Sussex, UK: Pica Press. p. 188. ISBN 1-873403-45-3. 

Wikidata ☰ Q631863 entry