Oriental Cuckoo

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iOriental Cuckoo
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Cuculidae
Genus: Cuculus
Species: C. saturatus
Binomial name
Cuculus saturatus
(Blyth, 1843)

The Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus is a species of [cuckoo]] found in South Asia. It breeds in northern Eurasia and the Himalayas, migrating to southeast Asia and the Greater Sunda Islands (where resident races also occur) for the winter.

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  • BirdLife International (2004). Cuculus saturatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern

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