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Lesser Cuckoo

Cuculus poliocephalusLatham, J, 1790

English (US) Lesser Cuckoo

The Lesser Cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Cuculidae (Cuckoos) in the order Cuculiformes.

Range: breeds southern and eastern Asia; winters peninsular India, Sri Lanka, and eastern AfricaRange summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Cuculus poliocephalus
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Lesser Cuckoo
Described by
Latham, J, 1790

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Taxonomic history

Described by
Latham, J, 1790
Type locality
India.
Original description
Index ornithologicus, sive systema ornithologiæ; complectens avium divisionem in classes, ordines, genera, species, ipsarumque varietates: adjectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, &c. 1 p.214

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

See all 156 species of the family Cuculidae