Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (30)
- Subspecies (2)
Robert B. Payne
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated July 10, 2017
Text last updated July 10, 2017
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | cucut alacurt |
| Chinese | 四聲杜鵑 |
| Chinese (Hong Kong SAR China) | 四聲杜鵑 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 四声杜鹃 |
| Czech | kukačka pruhochvostá |
| Danish | Kortvinget Gøg |
| Dutch | Kortvleugelkoekoek |
| English | Indian Cuckoo |
| English (United States) | Indian Cuckoo |
| French | Coucou à ailes courtes |
| French (France) | Coucou à ailes courtes |
| German | Kurzflügelkuckuck |
| Icelandic | Stúfgaukur |
| Indonesian | Kangkok india |
| Japanese | セグロカッコウ |
| Korean | 검은등뻐꾸기 |
| Malayalam | വിഷുപ്പക്ഷി |
| Mongolian | Жагар хөхөө |
| Norwegian | asiagjøk |
| Polish | kukułka krótkoskrzydła |
| Russian | Индийская кукушка |
| Serbian | Indijska kukavica |
| Slovak | kukučka krátkokrídla |
| Slovenian | Indijska kukavica |
| Spanish | Cuco Alicorto |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cuco alicorto |
| Swedish | indisk gök |
| Thai | นกคัคคูพันธุ์อินเดีย |
| Turkish | Hint Guguğu |
| Ukrainian | Зозуля короткокрила |
Cuculus micropterus Gould, 1838
PROTONYM:
Cuculus micropterus
Gould, 1838. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (1837), Pt5 no.60, p.137.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Himalayas.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CUCULUS
- micropterum / micropterus
- Micropterus
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Indian Cuckoo
