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Dwarf koel

Microdynamis parva (Salvadori, 1876)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The dwarf koel (Microdynamis parva) is a species in the family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes. Recorded adults weigh 45 g to 51.5 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Dwarf koel (Microdynamis parva)
Photo: John Gould · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the dwarf koel

Weight
45 g – 51.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the dwarf koel live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The dwarf koel is listed for 1 country.

Australia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Australia

Why a country list is not a range map

Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.

What is the dwarf koel?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The dwarf koel (Microdynamis parva) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is monotypic within the genus Microdynamis. It is found in New Guinea, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Its closest relatives are the Eudynamys (the true koels).

From the Wikipedia article “Dwarf koel” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dwarf_koel&oldid=1380703378), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the dwarf koel endangered?

The dwarf koel is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the dwarf koel classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCuculiformes
  5. familyCuculidae
  6. genusMicrodynamis
  7. SpeciesMicrodynamis parva (Salvadori, 1876)

Synonyms Eudynamis parva

Other names and names in other languages (32)
  • قوال قزمArabic
  • cucut capnegreCatalan
  • kukačka zakrsláCzech
  • kukačka černokorunkatáCzech
  • cog gorun-dduWelsh
  • DværgkoelDanish
  • SchwarzkappenkuckuckGerman
  • nigraĉapa kukoloEsperanto
  • Koel enanoSpanish
  • mustkiird-käguEstonian
  • mustakruunukäkiFinnish
  • Coucou à tête noireFrench
  • brkata kukavicaCroatian
  • Tuwur kerdilIndonesian
  • Koel nanoItalian
  • クロボウシカッコウJapanese
  • mažasis koelisLithuanian
  • BaardkoekoekDutch
  • svarthettegjøkNorwegian
  • kukiel karłowatyPolish
  • koel-anãoPortuguese
  • coel-pequenoPortuguese
  • Карликовый коэльRussian
  • Черноголовая кукушкаRussian
  • koel trpasličíSlovak
  • Patuljasti koelSerbian
  • dvärgkoelSwedish
  • Cüce koelTurkish
  • Küçük KoelTurkish
  • коель малийUkrainian
  • 黑頂鵑Chinese
  • 黑顶鹃Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the dwarf koel

Other species in the same family Cuculidae.

LC, Least Concern
Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus)

Asian koel

Eudynamys scolopaceus

Cuculidae

CompareDwarf koel vs Common cuckooDwarf koel vs Asian koelDwarf koel vs Jacobin cuckooDwarf koel vs Greater coucal

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the dwarf koel?

An adult dwarf koel weighs 45 g – 51.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the dwarf koel live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the dwarf koel for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

Is the dwarf koel endangered?

The dwarf koel is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the dwarf koel?

The dwarf koel (Microdynamis parva) belongs to the family Cuculidae in the order Cuculiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Dwarf koel (Microdynamis parva). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/dwarf-koel

MLA

“Dwarf koel (Microdynamis parva).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/dwarf-koel.

BibTeX
@misc{dwarf_koel_2026,
  title = {Dwarf koel (Microdynamis parva)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dwarf-koel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}