Madagascar cuckoo
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| Madagascar cuckoo | |
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| File:Cuculus rochii.JPG | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cuculiformes |
| Family: | Cuculidae |
| Genus: | Cuculus |
| Species: | C. rochii
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| Binomial name | |
| Cuculus rochii Hartlaub, 1863
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The Madagascar cuckoo or Madagascan cuckoo (Cuculus rochii), also known as the Madagascar lesser cuckoo, is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. Though it breeds only in Madagascar, it winters to eastern Africa (from the African Great Lakes region to Zanzibar).
Description
[edit | edit source]The Madagascar cuckoo is a small, slim cuckoo, measuring 28 cm (11 in) in length.[2]
References
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