Cuckoos (Cuculidae)

Himalayan Cuckoo (Cuculus saturatus) - HBW 4, p. 554

French: Coucou oriental German: Hopfkuckuck Spanish: Cuco Oriental
Other common names: Oriental Cuckoo (with C. horsfieldi); Blyth's Cuckoo, Southern Muted Cuckoo

Taxonomy: Cuculus saturatus Blyth, 1843, Nepal.
Often regarded as conspecific with C. horsfieldi, but the songs of the two are distinct (see page 512). Bornean population formerly recognized as a distinct subspecies, insulindae, but does not differ from lepidus of Malaysia, Sumatra and Java. Race lepidus, including Bornean birds, has been included in C. poliocephalus, but on present evidence more appropriately placed in present species. Two subspecies currently recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

saturatus Blyth, 1843 - Kashmir through S Himalayas, Assam, N & E Myanmar (including Shan States) and Thailand to S China and Taiwan; winters from Malaysia and Philippines S to Lesser Sundas, New Guinea and Australia.
lepidus S. Müller, 1845 - Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra (and satellite islands), Borneo, Java, Bali and Lesser Sundas (Lombok, Sumbawa, Flores, Pantar, Sumba, Timor).