India
Lesser Cuckoo
India
Low
Priority
Priority

Lesser Cuckoo
Cuculus poliocephalus

Long-term Trend:
Insufficient Data

Current Annual Trend:
Insufficient Data

Distribution Range Size:
Moderate
Other
Conservation
Categories
Global Red List:
Least Concern
Wild Life Protection Act:
Schedule-II
Long-term Trend (%)
Long-term Trend CI (%)
Current Annual Trend (%)
Current Annual Trend CI (%)
Distribution Range Size (sq.km)
54,290
Distribution Range Size CI (sq.km)
(53,860, 54,720)
Migratory Status
Summer Migrant & Localized Winter Migrant
Habitat Specialization
Forest
Endemicity
Non-endemic
See Interpreting Species Pages for a detailed explanation
To cite this page: SoIB 2023. State of India's Birds factsheet: Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus (India) https://stateofindiasbirds.in/species/lescuc1/. Accessed on 2025-03-26.
National Trend
State Trends
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Karnataka
Kerala
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Nagaland
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
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