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Revision as of 15:27, 11 July 2007
- Cuculus saturatus
Identification
Medium-sized cuckoo with gray upperparts, gray throat, and distinctly barred breast. Wings and long tail are dark gray. Bill is decurved and yellow with dark tip. Sexes are similar.
Distribution
The Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus is a species of cuckoo found in South Asia. It breeds in northern Eurasia and the Himalayas, migrating to southeast Asia and the Greater Sunda Islands (where resident races also occur) for the winter.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Usually found in forests.
