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Cuculus micropterus

Family Name: Cuculidae
Taxonomic Group: Vertebrates (Bird)
Common Name: Indian Cuckoo, Burung Sewah India

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Description

Size 32 cm
Description Medium-sized, males & females differ in plumage colouration.

Ecology, Habitat & Location

Habitats Forest, Mangroves, Parks & Gardens, Terrestrial
Distribution An uncommon winter visitor and passage migrant. Difficult to observe; birds ringed in Sungei Buloh in Nov and Dec. They can be found in forested habitats including the many wooded parks around Singapore.
Nature Reserves Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Central Catchment Nature Reserve
Nature Areas Pulau Ubin

Conservation

Conservation Notes An uncommon winter visitor and passage migrant. Difficult to observe; birds ringed in Sungei Buloh in Nov and Dec.

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Species record last updated on: 21 August 2019.
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