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Indian cuckoo

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Indian cuckoo

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Also known as Cuculus micropterus

species of bird

Species

Least Concern

四声杜鹃(学名:Cuculus micropterus)为杜鹃科杜鹃属的鸟类,俗名快快割麦、光棍好过、豌豆八哥、关公好哭、得罪家婆。

via IUCN

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Encyclopedic overview

The Indian cuckoo or short-winged cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, that is found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It ranges from India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Sri Lanka east to Indonesia and north to China and Russia. It is a solitary and shy bird, found in forests and open woodland at up to 3,600 m (11,800 ft).

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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Indian cuckoo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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