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Grey-bellied cuckoo
	Male from Kerala, India
	Female at Kakani Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park, Nepal.; Calls
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Cuculiformes
Family:	Cuculidae
Genus:	Cacomantis
Species:	C. passerinus
Binomial name
	Cacomantis passerinus; (Vahl, 1797)

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The grey-bellied cuckoo or the Indian plaintive cuckoo (Cacomantis passerinus) is a cuckoo with widespread occurrence throughout Asia.

Description

The grey-bellied cuckoo is one of the smaller cuckoos, at a total length of about 23 cm. Adults are mainly grey with a white lower belly and undertail. There is a white patch on the wings. Some females are dark-barred reddish brown above with an unbarred tail and have strongly dark-barred whitish underparts. The juvenile resembles the female but is of a duller grey.^[2]

Distribution and habitat

The grey-bellied cuckoo breeds in tropical southern Asia from India and Sri Lanka to south China and Indonesia. It has been reported from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.^[1] It is a short-distance migrant, since birds at more northerly latitudes and on higher ground are summer visitors, leaving for warmer areas in winter. The species prefers light woodland and cultivated areas.^[2]

Ecology

The grey-bellied cuckoo is a brood parasite and uses warblers as hosts. It lays a single egg. Its diet consists of a variety of insects and caterpillars. This is a noisy species, with a persistent and loud pee-pip-pee-pee call, with its tail depressed.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b BirdLife International (2016). "Cacomantis passerinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22683920A93007678. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22683920A93007678.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Grimmett, Richard; Inskipp, Carol; Inskipp, Tim; Allen, Richard (2011). Birds of the Indian subcontinent. Christopher Helm.

Gallery

In Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh, India.
In Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Illustration by John Gerrard Keulemans, 1872.

[iucn_status_12_November_2021-1] BirdLife International (2016). "Cacomantis passerinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22683920A93007678. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22683920A93007678.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

[grimmett-2] Grimmett, Richard; Inskipp, Carol; Inskipp, Tim; Allen, Richard (2011). Birds of the Indian subcontinent. Christopher Helm.

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+{{short description|Species of bird}}
-{{Taxobox
+{{speciesbox
-| name = Grey-bellied Cuckoo
-| image = Grey-bellied Cuckoo (Cacomantis passerinus) at Hyderabad, AP W 067.jpg
+| name = Grey-bellied cuckoo
+| image = Grey bellied cuckoo male.jpg
-| image_caption = in  [[Secunderabad]] , [[India]].
+| image_caption = Male from [[Kerala]], [[India]]
+| image2 = Gray-bellied Cuckoo Cropped.jpg
+| image2_caption = Female at Kakani [[Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park]], [[Nepal]].<br />[[File:Cacomantis_passerinus_20220524_133445.ogg|thumb|Calls]]
 | status = LC
 | status_system = IUCN3.1
-| status_ref = <ref>{{IUCN|id=106001215 |title=''Cacomantis passerinus'' |assessors=[[BirdLife International]] |version=2012.1 |year=2012 |accessdate=16 July 2012}}</ref>
+| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 12 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2016 |title=''Cacomantis passerinus'' |volume=2016 |page=e.T22683920A93007678 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22683920A93007678.en |access-date=12 November 2021}}</ref>
-| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
+| genus = Cacomantis
+| species = passerinus
-| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
+| authority = ([[Martin Hendriksen Vahl|Vahl]], 1797)
-| classis = [[bird|Aves]]
-| ordo = [[Cuculiformes]]
-| familia = [[Cuculidae]]
-| genus = ''[[Cacomantis]]''
-| species = '''''C. passerinus'''''
-| binomial = ''Cacomantis passerinus''
-| binomial_authority = [[Martin Hendriksen Vahl|Vahl]], 1797
 }}
-[[File:Grey-bellied Cuckoo (Cacomantis passerinus) in Kinnarsani WS, AP W IMG 5856.jpg|thumb|250px|left|in [[Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]. ]]
-The '''Grey-bellied Cuckoo''' or the '''Indian Plaintive Cuckoo''' (''Cacomantis passerinus'') is a member of the [[cuckoo]] order of [[bird]]s, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the [[Geococcyx|roadrunner]]s, the [[ani (bird)|anis]], and the [[Hoatzin]].
+The '''grey-bellied cuckoo''' or the '''Indian plaintive cuckoo''' ('''''Cacomantis passerinus''''') is a [[cuckoo]] with widespread occurrence throughout Asia.
-It breeds in tropical southern [[Asia]] from [[India]] and [[Sri Lanka]] to south [[China]] and [[Indonesia]]. It is a short-distance [[bird migration|migrant]], since birds at more northerly latitudes and on higher ground are summer visitors, leaving for warmer areas in winter.
+==Description==
-The Grey-bellied Cuckoo is a bird of light woodland and cultivation. It is a brood parasite, and lays its single egg in the nests of [[Old World warbler|warblers]].
+The grey-bellied cuckoo is one of the smaller cuckoos, at a total length of about 23&nbsp;cm. Adults are mainly grey with a white lower belly and undertail. There is a white patch on the wings. Some females are dark-barred reddish brown above with an unbarred tail and have strongly dark-barred whitish underparts. The juvenile resembles the female but is of a duller grey.<ref name=grimmett>{{cite book|last1=Grimmett|first1=Richard|first2=Carol|last2=Inskipp|first3=Tim|last3=Inskipp|first4=Richard|last4=Allen|title=Birds of the Indian subcontinent|publisher=Christopher Helm|year=2011}}</ref>
+==Distribution and habitat==
-The Grey-bellied Cuckoo is a smallish cuckoo at 23&nbsp;cm. Adults are mainly grey with a white lower belly and undertail. The wings have a white patch on them. Some female are of the hepatic form,  which is dark-barred reddish brown above with an unbarred tail, and has strongly dark-barred whitish underparts. The juvenile is a duller greyer version of the female.
+[[File:Grey bellied cuckoo.jpg|thumb|Grey bellied cuckoo]]
+The grey-bellied cuckoo breeds in tropical southern [[Asia]] from [[India]] and [[Sri Lanka]] to south [[China]] and [[Indonesia]]. It has been reported from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.<ref name="iucn status 12 November 2021" /> It is a short-distance [[bird migration|migrant]], since birds at more northerly latitudes and on higher ground are summer visitors, leaving for warmer areas in winter. The species prefers light woodland and cultivated areas.<ref name=grimmett/>
-The Grey-bellied Cuckoo takes a variety of insects and caterpillars. It is a noisy species, with a persistent and loud ''pee-pip-pee-pee'' call, with its tail depressed.
+==Ecology==
+[[File:Grey-bellied Cuckoo(Cacomantis passerinus).jpg|thumb|Grey-bellied Cuckoo(Cacomantis passerinus)]]
+The grey-bellied cuckoo is a brood parasite and uses [[Old World warbler|warblers]] as hosts. It lays a single egg. Its diet consists of a variety of insects and caterpillars. This is a noisy species, with a persistent and loud ''pee-pip-pee-pee'' call, with its tail depressed.<ref name=grimmett/>
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
-* ''Birds of India'' by Grimmett, Inskipp and Inskipp, ISBN 0-691-04910-6
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery>
-File:Grey-bellied Cuckoo (Cacomantis passerinus) in Kinnarsani WS, AP W IMG 5863.jpg|in [[Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]].
+File:Grey-bellied Cuckoo (Cacomantis passerinus) in Kinnarsani WS, AP W IMG 5856.jpg|In [[Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary]], Andhra Pradesh, India.
-File:Grey-bellied Cuckoo (Cacomantis passerinus) in Kinnarsani WS, AP W IMG 5861.jpg|in [[Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]].
+File:Grey-bellied Cuckoo (Cacomantis passerinus) in Kinnarsani WS, AP W IMG 5863.jpg|In [[Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary]], Andhra Pradesh, India.
+File:PolyphasiaPasserinaKeulemans.jpg|Illustration by [[John Gerrard Keulemans]], 1872.
-Image:Grey-bellied Cuckoo (Cacomantis passerinus) at Hyderabad, AP W 075.jpg| in  [[Secunderabad]], [[India]]
-File:Grey-_bellied_cuckoo_with_caterpillar_in_beak_in_Nagaram,_Hyderabad.JPG#file IMG 1882.jpeg| with caterpillar in beak, in [[Nagaram,Hyderabad]],[[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]].
-File:PolyphasiaPasserinaKeulemans.jpg
 </gallery>
+{{Taxonbar|from=Q2737391}}
-[[Category:Cacomantis]]
+[[Category:Cacomantis|grey-bellied cuckoo]]
 [[Category:Birds of India]]
+[[Category:Birds of the Himalayas]]
+[[Category:Birds of Nepal]]
+[[Category:Birds described in 1797|grey-bellied cuckoo]]