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Grey-bellied Cuckoo
Cacomantis passerinus (Vahl, 1797)
Cuculidae — Cuckoos
Grey-bellied Cuckoo, Cacomantis passerinus, is a cuckoo that breeds in India within the Oriental Region. It is a small member of the family Cuculidae and is found across tropical southern Asia. Its plumage is chiefly grey, with a white lower belly and undertail, and a white wing patch. Some females are reddish brown above with dark bars and a barred pale underside, while young birds are duller grey and resemble the female. It favours light woodland and cultivated land.
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- Family
- Cuculidae — Cuckoos
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region: India
