Chestnut-winged Cuckoo

Also known as Clamator coromandus

species of bird

Species

Least Concern

via IUCN

Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Clamator
Mass: 76
Image: Chestnut-Winged Cuckoo-1.jpg

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taxon rank: species
IUCN conservation status: Least Concern
taxon name: Clamator coromandus
Commons category: Clamator coromandus
Commons gallery: Clamator coromandus
taxon common name: cuco-de-colar
taxon range: Nanling Mountains
short name: C. coromandus
habitat: savanna
generation time: 4.2

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Encyclopedic overview

The chestnut-winged cuckoo or red-winged crested cuckoo (Clamator coromandus) is a cuckoo found in Southeast Asia and parts of South Asia. It has dark glossy upperparts, a black head with long crest chestnut wings, a long graduated glossy black tail, rufous throat dusky underside and a narrow white nuchal half collar. They breed along the Himalayas and migrate south in winter to Sri Lanka, southern India and tropical Southeast Asia including parts of Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines. It is about 47 cm (19 in) long.

Description

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