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Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
- Scientific name
- Clamator coromandus
- Family
- Cuculidae
- Conservation status
- Least concern
- Habitat
- Forest mixed
- Wing shape
- Broad
- Tail shape
- Long
Where it came from
The Chestnut-winged Cuckoo is a migratory bird species within the Cuculidae family, primarily found across South and Southeast Asia. Its evolutionary development has resulted in a distinctive silhouette characterized by a long, graduated tail and broad wings, which facilitate its movement across diverse forest habitats ranging from the Himalayas to the Indonesian archipelago.
Ornithologically, the species is recognized for its striking plumage, featuring a chestnut-colored crown and wings contrasted against a blackish body. It was first described in the scientific literature in the late 18th century. As a brood parasite, it has been studied extensively for its reproductive strategy of laying eggs in the nests of other bird species, a behavior that has shaped both its biological interactions and its niche within the avian ecosystem.
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