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LCLeast ConcernInvertebrates
ForestSmall · 47 g
ForestSmall · 47 g
When to see the Lesser Cuckoo
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 4 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is May, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Lesser Cuckoo
Regular rangeRare visitor
The map shades 22 countries with regular records, and 2 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Japan
India
China
Taiwan
South Korea
Nepal
Bhutan
Hong Kong SAR China
Sri Lanka
Kenya
Thailand
Mongolia
Russia
Bangladesh
Laos
Vietnam
Zimbabwe
Tanzania
Myanmar (Burma)
Seychelles
Malawi
Pakistan
Recorded as a rare visitor in South Africa, Oman.
About the Lesser Cuckoo
The lesser cuckoo is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae.
Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Easily confused with
African CuckooCuculus gularisThis is a medium-sized species with a long tail, with a total length of 32 cm (13 in).
Himalayan CuckooCuculus saturatusAdult male Himalayan cuckoos are dark ashy-grey above with a brown, almost black, tail that is whitely spotted and tipped.
Madagascar CuckooCuculus rochiiThe Madagascar cuckoo is a small, slim cuckoo, measuring 28 cm (11 in) in length.
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