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WORLD BIRDS / IOC 15.2

Lesser Cuckoo

Cuculus poliocephalus

Lesser Cuckoo belongs to Cuculidae, within the order Cuculiformes. Explore the recorded facts below, then discover other birds in the same family.

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Lesser Cuckoo · Cuculus poliocephalus
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Taxonomy & recorded facts

Scientific name
Cuculus poliocephalus
Order
Cuculiformes
Family
Cuculidae
Conservation record
LC · Least Concern
Habitat in source
Forest
Reported mass
46.6 g

Conservation categories reflect the source dataset, not a live IUCN assessment. Missing measurements are omitted. Game combat values are not biological measurements.

Distribution record

古北界、东洋界:西伯利亚东南部和日本至中国南部、北部东南亚和喜马拉雅山脉

Original Chinese range description retained from the source catalog.

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Illustration source:huashu-bird-sticker · PolyForm-Shield-1.0.0 · Ben Schweinhart · Reference record ↗

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