Banded bay cuckoo
| Banded bay cuckoo | |
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| In Ajodhya Hills, West Bengal, India.
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cuculiformes |
| Family: | Cuculidae |
| Genus: | Cacomantis |
| Species: | C. sonneratii
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| Binomial name | |
| Cacomantis sonneratii (Latham, 1790)
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| Global range Year-Round Range Summer Range Winter Range
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| Synonyms | |
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Penthoceryx sonneratii | |
The banded bay cuckoo or bay-banded cuckoo (Cacomantis sonneratii) is a species of small cuckoo found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Like others in the genus they have round nostrils. They are usually founded in well-wooded areas mainly in the lower hills. Males sing from exposed branches during the breeding season, which can vary with region. They are distinctive both in their calls as well as plumage with a white eyebrowed appearance and the rufous upperparts with regular dark bands and the whitish underside with fine striations.