Madagascar Cuckoo

Madagascar Cuckoo
Madagascar Cuckoo
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Cuculidae
Genus: Cuculus
Species: C. rochii
Binomial name
Cuculus rochii
Hartlaub, 1863

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

Description

The Madagascar Cuckoo is a small, slim cuckoo, measuring 28 cm (11 in) in length.[2]

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2009). Cuculus rochii. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 11 October 2011.
  2. ^ Morris, Pete; Hawkins, Frank (1998). Birds of Madagascar: A Photographic Guide. Mountfield, East Sussex, UK. p. 188. ISBN 1-873403-45-3. 



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