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The Madagascar cuckoo is a small, slim cuckoo, measuring 28 cm (11 in) in length.
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When to see the Madagascar Cuckoo
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 4 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Madagascar Cuckoo
The map shades 4 countries with regular records, and 4 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.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Réunion, Kenya, Mayotte, Mozambique.
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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Easily confused with
Sunda CuckooCuculus lepidusIt is 29–30 cm long.
African CuckooCuculus gularisThis is a medium-sized species with a long tail, with a total length of 32 cm (13 in).
Sulawesi CuckooCuculus crassirostrisThe Sulawesi cuckoo is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae.
Side by side: African Cuckoo vs Madagascar Cuckoo · Long-tailed Koel vs Madagascar Cuckoo
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