Oriental Cuckoo

Cuculus saturatus

Order

CUCULIFORMES

Family

Cuckoos and Roadrunners (Cuculidae)

Code 4

ORCU

Code 6

CUCOPT

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Curved (up or down)
Eye Color: Dark brown to brown-black.
Head Pattern: Plain
Crown Color: Gray
Forehead Color: Gray
Nape Color: Gray
Throat Color: Pale Gray
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 30-33 cm (12-13 in)
Weight: 116 g (4.1 oz)
Size: 3. Medium (9 - 16 in)
Color Primary: Gray
Underparts: White with dark gray barring.
Upperparts: Gray
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Striped or streaked
Breast Pattern: Striped or streaked

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: While flying, keeps wings low, not raising them above the horizontal plane, with deep downstroke ending well below body.
Wingspan Range: 71 cm (28 in)
Wing Shape: Pointed-Wings
Tail Shape: Rounded Tail
Tail Pattern: Spotted
Upper Tail: Dark Gray
Under Tail: Dark Gray
Leg Color: Yellow

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