Red-chested Cuckoo
Cuculus solitariusStephens, JF, 1815
English (US) Red-chested Cuckoo
The Red-chested Cuckoo (Cuculus solitarius) 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: intra-African migrant south of the SaharaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Cuculus solitarius
- Family
- Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-chested Cuckoo
- Described by
- Stephens, JF, 1815
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Stephens, JF, 1815
- Type locality
- Caffraria and Madagascar = eastern Cape Province, ex Levaillant.
- Original description
- General Zoology, or systematic natural history 9, pt1 p.84, pl.18
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Sulawesi Cuckoo
Cuculus crassirostris
Indian Cuckoo
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African Cuckoo
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Cuculus rochii
Himalayan Cuckoo
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