Madagascar Cuckoo (Cuculus rochii)
About the Madagascar Cuckoo
The Madagascar cuckoo or Madagascan cuckoo (Cuculus rochii), also known as the Madagascar lesser cuckoo, is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. Though it breeds only in Madagascar, it winters to eastern Africa (from the African Great Lakes region to Zanzibar). The Madagascar cuckoo is a small, slim cuckoo, measuring 28 cm (11 in) in length.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 78 recordings for this species: 37 CC BY-NC-ND · 33 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Madagascar, South Africa in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- African CuckooCuculus gularisrecording
- Common CuckooCuculus canorusrecording
- Indian CuckooCuculus micropterusrecording
- Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitariusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.