Order Cuculiformes Higher classification Cuculus | Phylum Chordata Family Cuculidae Scientific name Cuculus poliocephalus Rank Species | |
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Similar Bird, Japanese bush warbler, Himalayan cuckoo, Common cuckoo, Tricyrtis affinis | ||
Lesser cuckoo
The lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae.
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It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Kenya, North Korea, South Korea, Laos, Malawi, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, Vietnam, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Lesser cuckoo
In culture
In Japan, the bird is called hototogisu (ホトトギス?) and is frequently praised for its song, and ranked as her favorite bird by Sei Shonagon in her account of court life in Heian Japan, The Pillow Book. It is also a pivotal image in poem 81 of the Hyakunin Isshu poetry anthology.
In Korean literature, the song of the lesser cuckoo represents the sound of sadness.
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