Dwarf Koel
Microdynamis parva(Salvadori, AT, 1876)
English (US) Dwarf Koel
The Dwarf Koel (Microdynamis parva) 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.
- Scientific name
- Microdynamis parva
- Family
- Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Dwarf Koel
- Described by
- (Salvadori, AT, 1876)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Microdynamis parva grisescens
- Microdynamis parva parva
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Eudynamis parva
- Described by
- (Salvadori, AT, 1876)
- Type locality
- Tidore ?, error = northwestern New Guinea.
- Original description
- Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 7(1875) p.986
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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