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Himalayan Cuckoo

Cuckoos & Coucals

Photo: Ron Knight · CC BY 2.0

Cuculus saturatus

Basic stats

Diet

Invertebrates

Habitat

Forest; 1,500–3,300m in the Himalaya

Range

Breeds from the Himalaya east to southern China and Taiwan; winters in Southeast Asia and the Greater Sundas

Size

30–35cm

Weight

70–140g

The Himalayan cuckoo, formerly the Oriental cuckoo, is a brood-parasitic cuckoo about 30–35 cm long and 70–140 g. Adult males are dark ashy grey above with a brown, almost black, white-spotted and tipped tail. The area from the chin to the breast is ash-grey, the lower breast and abdomen white with black bars, and the vent white to milky orange, and the legs and feet yellow to orange with a yellow eye ring. Its call is a high note followed by three lower flat notes, like a muffled hoopoe (Wikipedia, general species account).

Quick answers

What does the Himalayan Cuckoo eat?
Invertebrates
What habitat does the Himalayan Cuckoo live in?
Forest; 1,500–3,300m in the Himalaya
Where is the Himalayan Cuckoo found?
Breeds from the Himalaya east to southern China and Taiwan; winters in Southeast Asia and the Greater Sundas
How big is the Himalayan Cuckoo?
30–35cm
How much does the Himalayan Cuckoo weigh?
70–140g
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