Madagascar Cuckoo Cuculus rochii Madagascan Cuckoo, Madagascar Lesser Cuckoo

Madagascar Cuckoo Cuculus rochii
(aka Madagascan Cuckoo, Madagascar Lesser Cuckoo)

Berenty Reserve, Madagascar
November 2016

The Madagascar Cuckoo breeds in Madagascar and migrates to East Africa between May and August. See the distribution map at Birdlife International. It is found in forest and woodland up to 1,800 metres.

It is a small cuckoo, grey above and heavily barred below with long wings and tail. A brood parasite, its usual host is Madagascar Cisticola with other birds such as Common Jery also used.

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