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  • Synonyms Short-winged Cuckoo

Indian Cuckoobird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Penghui Lou
    China
  • 2.
    Song, © Suniti Bhushan Datta
    India
  • 3.
    Call, © P A Anish Elanad
    India
  • 4.
    Call, © Prateik Kulkarni
    India
  • 5.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Malaysia
  • 6.
    Song, © Albert Lastukhin & Vladimir Sotnikov
    Russian Federation
  • 7.
    Song, © 小菜鸟
    China
  • 8.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Malaysia
  • 9.
    Song, © Albert Lastukhin & Vladimir Sotnikov
    Russian Federation
  • 10.
    Song, © Albert Lastukhin & Vladimir Sotnikov
    Russian Federation
  • 11.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    India
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Indian Cuckoo

  • Breeding region Eurasia, Oriental Region
  • Breeding subregion widespread India through se, ne Asia to Greater Sundas

Indian Cuckoo subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Cuculus micropterus concretusVietnam, s Thailand and the Malay Pen., Sumatra, Java and Borneo-No
Cuculus micropterus micropterusIndia to se Siberia, ne China, se Asia and nw, ec, s Philippinesto Philippines and Greater SundasNo

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Bengaliফিঈকথাকও ঩াচ঩য়া , বউকথাকও পাপিয়া, ফিঈ কথা কও , ফিঈ-কথা-কও
BretonKoukoug India
Catalancucut alacurt
Chinese豌豆八哥, 刮锅, 布谷, 印度喀咕, 家婆打我, 四声杜鹃, 关公好哭, 光棍背钮, 快快割麦, 光棍好过, 花喀咕, 四聲杜鵑
Chinese (Traditional)刮鍋, 四聲杜鵑, 布穀, 印度喀咕, 家婆打我, 豌豆八哥, 花喀咕, 光棍背鈕, 光棍好過, 關公好哭, 快快割麥
Croatiankratkokrila kukavica
Czechkukačka pruhochvostá, kukačka krátkokřídlá, Kukacka krátkokrídlá
DanishKortvinget Gøg
DutchKortvleugelkoekoek
EsperantoHindia kukolo
Estonianvilekägu
Finnishintiankäki
FrenchCoucou à ailes courtes, Coucou indien
GalicianCuco de ás curtas
GermanKurzflügelkuckuck, Kuzflügelkuckuck
Hungarianindiai kakukk
IcelandicStúfgaukur
IndonesianBelanda mabok, Burung Kangkok India, Kangkok india
IrishCuach Indiach
ItalianCuculo indiano
Japaneseセグロカッコウ
Korean검은등뻐꾸기
Latvianīsspārnu dzeguze
Lithuanianindinė gegutė
MalayBurung Sewah India, Sewah India
Malayalamവിഷുപ്പക്ഷി
Mongolianхурган хөхөө, өчүүхэн хөхөө, Жагар хөхөө, Бор шарга хөхөө
Nepaliकाफल पाक्यो
Norwegianasiagjøk
Norwegian NynorskAsiagauk
Polishkukulka krótkoskrzydla, kukułka krótkoskrzydła
PortugueseCuco-indiano, cuco-d'asa-curta
RussianИндийская кукушка, Кукушка индийская
SerbianIndijska kukavica
Slovakkukučka krátkokrídla
SpanishCuco de Alas Cortas, Cuclillo de Alas Cortas, Cuco alicorto
Swedishkortvingad gök, kortvingegök, Indisk gök
TamilKuyil
Thaiนกคัคคูพันธุ์อินเดีย
TurkishHint Guguğu
Ukrainianзозуля короткокрила
VietnameseChim Cu cu Ấn Độ, Chim Bắt cô trói cột, Bắt cô trói cột
WelshCog India