Species fact sheet by Global Register of Migratory Species - www.groms.de


Cuculus saturatus Blyth, 1843 Family: Cuculidae Order: Cuculiformes Back
Himalyan cuckoo Hopfkuckuck Coucou oriental Cuco oriental
CMS NL Redlist 2000 (Criteria) NL CITES NL (Europe: SPEC N threat status S (P))
Migration: partial intercontinental

Cuculus saturatus

Race lepidus is resident. Nominate saturatus is a summer visitor to its breeding areas, being present for example in Kashmir from late Apr to Aug and in Nepal in Mar - Sept; it winters in the Malay Peninsula and Philippines and S through Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Sulawesi, Moluccas, Lesser Sundas and New Guinea, to the coastal parts of N & E Australia.
(del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1997) - www.hbw.com )

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(Last update: 05.08.02 by E.Heuel)

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