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Madagascar cuckoo

Cuculus rochii Hartlaub, 1863

LCLeast Concernbirds

The madagascar cuckoo (Cuculus rochii) is a species in the family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes. Recorded adults weigh 40 g to 62.7 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Madagascar cuckoo (Cuculus rochii)
Photo: Alphonse Dubois · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the madagascar cuckoo

Weight
40 g – 62.7 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the madagascar cuckoo live?

Not recorded

What is the madagascar cuckoo?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Madagascar cuckoo or Madagascan cuckoo (Cuculus rochii), also known as the Madagascar lesser cuckoo, is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. Though it breeds only in Madagascar, it winters to eastern Africa (from the African Great Lakes region to Zanzibar).

From the Wikipedia article “Madagascar cuckoo” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Madagascar_cuckoo&oldid=1379847572), 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 madagascar cuckoo endangered?

The madagascar 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 madagascar cuckoo classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCuculiformes
  5. familyCuculidae
  6. genusCuculus
  7. SpeciesCuculus rochii Hartlaub, 1863

Synonyms Cuculus poliocephalus rochii, Cuculus stormsi

Other names and names in other languages (41)
  • MACUEnglish
  • Madagascan cuckooEnglish
  • Madagascan cuckooEnglish
  • Madagascar lesser cuckooEnglish
  • Madagascar lesser cuckooEnglish
  • MalgassiesekoekoekAfrikaans
  • وقواق مدغشقريArabic
  • cucut de MadagascarCatalan
  • kukačka madagaskarskáCzech
  • cog MadagasgarWelsh
  • MadagascargøgDanish
  • MadagaskargøgDanish
  • MadagaskarkuckuckGerman
  • Madagaskar-KuckuckGerman
  • madagaskara kukoloEsperanto
  • Cuco malgacheSpanish
  • madagaskari väikekäguEstonian
  • madagaskarinkäkiFinnish
  • Coucou de MadagascarFrench
  • Petit Coucou malgacheFrench
  • madagaszkári kakukkHungarian
  • Cuculo del MadagascarItalian
  • マダガスカルホトトギスJapanese
  • madagaskarinė gegutėLithuanian
  • TôtônkafaMalagasy
  • taotaonkafaMalagasy
  • MadagaskarkoekoekDutch
  • madagaskargjøkNorwegian
  • kukułka popielataPolish
  • cuco-malgaxePortuguese
  • cuco-de-madagascarPortuguese
  • cuco-de-madagáscarPortuguese
  • Мадагаскарская кукушкаRussian
  • Мадагаскарская малая кукушкаRussian
  • kukučka siváSlovak
  • Madagaskarska kukavicaSerbian
  • madagaskargökSwedish
  • Madagaskar GuguğuTurkish
  • зозуля мадагаскарськаUkrainian
  • 马岛杜鹃Chinese
  • 馬達加斯加杜鵑Chinese

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Relatives of the madagascar 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 madagascar cuckoo?

An adult madagascar cuckoo weighs 40 g – 62.7 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the madagascar cuckoo endangered?

The madagascar 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 madagascar cuckoo?

The madagascar cuckoo (Cuculus rochii) belongs to the family Cuculidae in the order Cuculiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Madagascar cuckoo (Cuculus rochii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/madagascar-cuckoo

MLA

“Madagascar cuckoo (Cuculus rochii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/madagascar-cuckoo.

BibTeX
@misc{madagascar_cuckoo_2026,
  title = {Madagascar cuckoo (Cuculus rochii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/madagascar-cuckoo},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}