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Indian cuckoo

Cuculus micropterus Gould, 1838

LCLeast Concernbirds

The Indian cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus) is a species in the family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes. Recorded adults weigh 88.8 g to 101 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Indian cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus)
Photo: Creepanta · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the Indian cuckoo

Weight
88.8 g – 101 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
12 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the Indian cuckoo live?

Not recorded

What is the Indian cuckoo?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Indian cuckoo or short-winged cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, that is found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It ranges from India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Sri Lanka east to Indonesia and north to China and Russia. It is a solitary and shy bird, found in forests and open woodland at up to 3,600 m (11,800 ft).

From the Wikipedia article “Indian cuckoo” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Indian_cuckoo&oldid=1381231240), 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.

What does the Indian cuckoo sound like?

L. Shyamal · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Is the Indian cuckoo endangered?

The Indian cuckoo 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.

How is the Indian cuckoo classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCuculiformes
  5. familyCuculidae
  6. genusCuculus
  7. SpeciesCuculus micropterus Gould, 1838
Other names and names in other languages (40)
  • وقواق هنديArabic
  • Koukoug IndiaBreton
  • cucut alacurtCatalan
  • kukačka krátkokřídláCzech
  • kukačka pruhochvostáCzech
  • cog IndiaWelsh
  • Kortvinget GøgDanish
  • KurzflügelkuckuckGerman
  • ހިންދު ފުއްގަހުގުރާDivehi
  • kurtflugila kukoloEsperanto
  • Cuco alicortoSpanish
  • vilekäguEstonian
  • intiankäkiFinnish
  • Coucou à ailes courtesFrench
  • Cuach IndiachIrish
  • kratkokrila kukavicaCroatian
  • indiai kakukkHungarian
  • Kangkok indiaIndonesian
  • Cuculo indianoItalian
  • セグロカッコウJapanese
  • 검은등뻐꾸기Korean
  • indinė gegutėLithuanian
  • īsspārnu dzeguzeLatvian
  • വിഷുപ്പക്ഷിMalayalam
  • KortvleugelkoekoekDutch
  • asiagjøkNorwegian
  • kukułka krótkoskrzydłaPolish
  • cuco-indianoPortuguese
  • cuco-d'asa-curtaPortuguese
  • Индийская кукушкаRussian
  • kukučka krátkokrídlaSlovak
  • Indijska kukavicaSerbian
  • indisk gökSwedish
  • kortvingad gökSwedish
  • kortvingegökSwedish
  • นกคัคคูพันธุ์อินเดียThai
  • Hint GuguğuTurkish
  • зозуля короткокрилаUkrainian
  • 四声杜鹃Chinese
  • 四聲杜鵑Chinese

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Relatives of the Indian cuckoo

Other species in the same genus Cuculus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the Indian cuckoo?

An adult Indian cuckoo weighs 88.8 g – 101 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the Indian cuckoo endangered?

The Indian cuckoo 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 Indian cuckoo?

The Indian cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus) belongs to the family Cuculidae in the order Cuculiformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{indian_cuckoo_2026,
  title = {Indian cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/indian-cuckoo},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}