Lesser cuckoo

Cuculus poliocephalus

The lesser cuckoo is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family.

It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Kenya, North Korea, South Korea, Laos, Malawi, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, Vietnam, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus) hepatic female Yala NP, Sri Lanka. Jan 25, 2015. Cuculus poliocephalus,Geotagged,Lesser cuckoo,Sri Lanka,Winter

Cultural

In Japan, the bird is called hototogisu
and is frequently praised for its song, and ranked as her favorite bird by Sei Shonagon in her account of court life in Heian Japan, ''The Pillow Book''. It is also a pivotal image in poem 81 of the Hyakunin Isshu poetry anthology.

In Korean literature, the song of the lesser cuckoo represents the sound of sadness.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderCuculiformes
FamilyCuculidae
GenusCuculus
SpeciesC. poliocephalus
Photographed in
Sri Lanka