कारुण्य कोकिळा/ छोटा पावशा/Grey-bellied Cuckoo

*Grey-bellied Cuckoo* *कारुण्य कोकिळा/ छोटा पावशा* *Grey-bellied Cuckoo* Cacomantis passerinus

Rather small cuckoo of open forests and forest edge. Typical adult is gray all over. Some females are “hepatic” and are ginger-orangish with black barring on the back and on the undersides. Song is a high, fading “ki-keeeer...” often given either very early or very late in the day. Breeds in foothill and montane forests, but migratory individuals typically winter in lowlands.

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