Indian Cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus)

The Indian Cuckoo is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, that is found in Asia from Pakistan and India, 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. In Kerala , it is called "Vishu Pakshi" as it appears with its distinctive call around the Vishu festival time in April.