Cuculus saturatus

Conservation status: 

Not Threatened.

Behaviour: 

Phylogeny: 

Taxonomy:

    Cuculus saturatus Blyth, 1843, Nepal. Often regarded as conspecific with C. horsfieldi, but the songs of the two are distinct (see page 512). Bornean population formerly recognized as a distinct subspecies, insulindae, but does not differ from lepidus of Malaysia, Sumatra and Java. Race lepidus, including Bornean birds, has been included in C. poliocephalus, but on present evidence more appropriately placed in present species. Two subspecies currently recognized. (source: Handbook of the Birds of World)
Distribution: 

Subspecies and Distribution:

    * saturatus Blyth, 1843 - Kashmir through S Himalayas, Assam, N & E Myanmar (including Shan States) and Thailand to S China and Taiwan; winters from Malaysia and Philippines S to Lesser Sundas, New Guinea and Australia. * lepidus S. Müller, 1845 - Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra (and satellite islands), Borneo, Java, Bali and Lesser Sundas (Lombok, Sumbawa, Flores, Pantar, Sumba, Timor).
Trophic strategy: 

Insect, mainly caterpillars, greeshoppers, crickets, cicadas, beetles, flies and ants, fruit and the shoots and needles of pines

Reproduction: 

Season coincides with that of theri warbler host. In India in May and June. In Nepal from March to August.

Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith