Asian Emerald Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx maculatus (Gmelin, JF, 1788)

Cuculidae — Cuckoos

Asian Emerald Cuckoo, Chrysococcyx maculatus, is a cuckoo of the Oriental Region, breeding from the Himalayas to southern China and south-east Asia, and moving further south to southern India, Sri Lanka and the Malay Peninsula outside the breeding season. It is found in forested country, including moist lowland and montane forest. The species was described by Gmelin in 1788. It is placed in the family Cuculidae and is one of the cuckoos.

Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Cuculidae — Cuckoos
Breeding range: Oriental Region: Himalayas to sc China and se Asia
Nonbreeding range: to s India, Sri Lanka and Malay Pen.