Madagascar cuckoo

Madagascar cuckoo
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
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 or 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 winters to eastern Africa (from the African Great Lakes region to Zanzibar).

Description

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

References

1. BirdLife International (2016). "Cuculus rochii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T22683893A93006192. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22683893A93006192.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
2. Morris, Pete; Hawkins, Frank (1998). Birds of Madagascar: A Photographic Guide. Mountfield, East Sussex, UK: Pica Press. p. 188. ISBN   1-873403-45-3.