The Indian cuckoo is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, that is found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It ranges from India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Sri Lanka east to Indonesia and north to China and Russia. It is a solitary and shy bird, found in forests and open woodland at up to 3,600 m (11,800 ft). Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Gould, J 1838
Reference:
Proc. Zool. Soc. London
pt.5, no.60 p.137
Imprint year:
1837
Protonym:
Cuculus micropterus
Type locality:
Himalayas.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/96163#page/309/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
5CFEDF61502C909A
Avibase ID:
avibase-5CFEDF61
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/5CFEDF61
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554682
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Indian Cuckoo ( Cuculus micropterus) [version 1] |
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Indian Cuckoo ( Cuculus micropterus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Indian Cuckoo ( Cuculus micropterus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Indian Cuckoo ( Cuculus micropterus) [version 1] |
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Indian Cuckoo ( Cuculus micropterus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Indian Cuckoo ( Cuculus micropterus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Indian Cuckoo ( Cuculus micropterus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Indian Cuckoo ( Cuculus micropterus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Indian Cuckoo ( Cuculus micropterus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Indian Cuckoo ( Cuculus micropterus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Indian Cuckoo ( Cuculus micropterus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Indian Cuckoo ( Cuculus micropterus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Indian Cuckoo ( Cuculus micropterus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Indian Cuckoo ( Cuculus micropterus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Indian Cuckoo ( Cuculus micropterus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Indian Cuckoo ( Cuculus micropterus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Indian Cuckoo ( Cuculus micropterus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Indian Cuckoo ( Cuculus micropterus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Indian Cuckoo ( Cuculus micropterus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Coucou à ailes courtes ( Cuculus micropterus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Coucou à ailes courtes ( Cuculus micropterus) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Indian Cuckoo ( Cuculus micropterus) [version 1] |
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Clements, version 2019: Indian Cuckoo ( Cuculus micropterus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Indian Cuckoo ( Cuculus micropterus) [version 1] |
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Short-winged Cuckoo ( Cuculus micropterus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Short-winged Cuckoo ( Cuculus micropterus) [version 1] |
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Indian Cuckoo ( Cuculus micropterus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Indian Cuckoo ( Cuculus micropterus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Indian Cuckoo ( Cuculus micropterus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Indian Cuckoo ( Cuculus micropterus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Indian Cuckoo ( Cuculus micropterus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Indian Cuckoo ( Cuculus micropterus) [version 1] |
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Morony, Bock and Farrand: Indian Cuckoo ( Cuculus micropterus) [version 1] |
Oriental Bird Club: Indian Cuckoo ( Cuculus micropterus) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Cuculus micropterus [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Cuculus micropterus [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Cuculus micropterus [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Indian Cuckoo ( Cuculus micropterus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Indian Cuckoo ( Cuculus micropterus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Indian Cuckoo ( Cuculus micropterus) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Cuculus micropterus [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Cuculus micropterus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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