The Himalayan Cuckoo

Cuculus saturatus

Description

Cuculus saturatus is one of the birds from the Cuculidae family, has a small body. Abdomen and upper body gray, lower body dark yellow with black stripes, tail blackish gray without stripes. The irises are yellow, the eye circles are yellow, the beak is grayish, and the legs are yellow-orange.

Population Size

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Life Span

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WEIGHT​

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LENGTH

26 cm

Di

Diurnal

In

Insectivorest

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Cuculiformes

FAMILY

:

Cuculidae

GENUS

:

Cuculus

SPECIES

:

Cuculus saturatus

Distribution

Cuculus saturatus has a habitat in lowland forests, spread to an altitude of 2,700 meters above sea level.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Migrant Races: Northern Erasia, Himalayas. Resident Race: Sumatra, Kalimantan, Java.

Habits and Lifestyle

This species usually hides in forest canopy, and is rarely seen, heard during the breeding season. Parasitic in Muscicapidae, Sylviidae, Eunicurus spp.

Lifestyle

Diurnal

Biome

Lowland forests

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

This bird is an insectivore, eating beetles, caterpillars, butterflies, and other insects

Diet : Insektivora

Mating Habits

This bird breeds in February – March, the eggs are 1 grain and are pink

Reproduction session : February – March

Incubation periods : –

Independent age : –

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : 1 eggs

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

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DD

LC

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PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. MacKinnon, J. 1991 . Fields Guide to the Birds Of Java and Bali. Gadjah Mada University Press. Yogyakarta.
  2. Kangkong Ranting on Wikipedia article