CHESTNUT-WINGED
CUCKOO - ENVIRONMENT
News: Himalayan Chestnut Winged
Cuckoo Spotted At Chennai Lake
What's in
the news?
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Almost all birders in the
city have been glued to the Pallikaranai marshland looking for rare migrants,
but three enthusiasts at Nanmangalam, a short distance away, have been tracking
the Chestnut winged cuckoo, or Red-winged crested cuckoo, that travels from the
Himalayas.
Chestnut-winged
Cuckoo:
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The chestnut-winged cuckoo
is a small bird, measuring 35 to 45
cm in length and weighing 60 to 90 grams.
Scientific
Name - Clamator coromandus
Distribution:
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India, Nepal, Bhutan,
Bangladesh, Myanmar, southeast China, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Sri Lanka,
Malaysia, Indonesia and Philippines.
Habitat:
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Habitat includes tropical and temperate deciduous/evergreen
forests.
Features:
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They are brood parasites, laying their eggs in
the nests of other birds.
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They are mostly migratory and breed during
summer in north India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, southeast China,
Laos, Thailand and Vietnam.
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They winter in south India, Sri Lanka, Andaman Islands (India),
Malaysia, Indonesia and Philippines.
Conservation
Status:
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IUCN Status - "Least
Concern”