About the Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
The chestnut-winged cuckoo or red-winged crested cuckoo is a cuckoo found in Southeast Asia and parts of South Asia. It has dark glossy upperparts, a black head with long crest chestnut wings, a long graduated glossy black tail, rufous throat dusky underside and a narrow white nuchal half collar. They breed along the Himalayas and migrate south in winter to Sri Lanka, southern India and tropical Southeast Asia including parts of Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines. It is about 47 cm (19 in) long.
Source: Wikipedia
Taxonomy & Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Cuculiformes |
| Family | Cuckoos (Cuculidae) |
| Species | Clamator coromandus |
| Species Codes | chwcuc1, CWCU |
Frequently Asked Questions
What family does the Chestnut-winged Cuckoo belong to?
The Chestnut-winged Cuckoo (Clamator coromandus) belongs to the Cuckoos family (Cuculidae), in the order Cuculiformes.
How can I identify the Chestnut-winged Cuckoo?
The chestnut-winged cuckoo or red-winged crested cuckoo is a cuckoo found in Southeast Asia and parts of South Asia. It has dark glossy upperparts, a black head with long crest chestnut wings, a long graduated glossy black tail, rufous throat dusky underside and a narrow white nuchal half collar. Th...
Where can I report a Chestnut-winged Cuckoo sighting?
You can log sightings of Chestnut-winged Cuckoo on eBird (ebird.org) using species code chwcuc1, or on iNaturalist.
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