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Madagascar Cuckoo

Cuculus rochii

Least ConcernInvertebratesForestMedium · 63 g
Madagascar Cuckoo (Cuculus rochii), photo 1
Photo: Samuel GUIRAUDOU · CC BY 4.0
Madagascar Cuckoo (Cuculus rochii), photo 2
Photo: Samuel GUIRAUDOU · CC BY 4.0
Madagascar Cuckoo (Cuculus rochii), photo 3
Photo: chrisdt · CC BY 4.0
Madagascar Cuckoo (Cuculus rochii), photo 4
Photo: Rob Foster · CC BY 4.0
Madagascar Cuckoo (Cuculus rochii), photo 5
Photo: Rob Foster · CC BY 4.0
Madagascar Cuckoo (Cuculus rochii), photo 6
Photo: Лариса Артемьева · CC0
Madagascar Cuckoo (Cuculus rochii), photo 7
Photo: amantedarmanin · CC BY 4.0
Madagascar Cuckoo (Cuculus rochii), photo 8
Photo: amantedarmanin · CC BY 4.0
Madagascar Cuckoo (Cuculus rochii), photo 9
Photo: Margaret Stevens · CC BY 4.0
Madagascar Cuckoo (Cuculus rochii), photo 10
Photo: Alphonse Dubois · Public domain

About the Madagascar Cuckoo

The Madagascar cuckoo or Madagascan cuckoo, 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.

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The Madagascar cuckoo is a small, slim cuckoo, measuring 28 cm (11 in) in length.

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Where the Madagascar Cuckoo lives

Regular rangeRare visitor
Madagascar South Africa Zimbabwe Tanzania

Recorded as a rare visitor in Réunion, Kenya, Mayotte, Mozambique.

When to see the Madagascar Cuckoo

Peak activity in November · a summer visitor species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Sunda Cuckoo (Cuculus lepidus) Sunda CuckooCuculus lepidusIt is 29–30 cm long. African Cuckoo (Cuculus gularis) African CuckooCuculus gularisThis is a medium-sized species with a long tail, with a total length of 32 cm (13 in). Sulawesi Cuckoo (Cuculus crassirostris) Sulawesi CuckooCuculus crassirostrisThe Sulawesi cuckoo is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae.

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