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title: "Kukułka krótkoskrzydła"
description: "Cuculus micropterus — Ptaki. The Indian cuckoo or short-winged cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, that is found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/indian-cuckoo
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Kukułka krótkoskrzydła

> Cuculus micropterus — Ptaki. The  Indian cuckoo or short-winged cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, that is found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.

- Scientific name: *Cuculus micropterus*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las)
- iNaturalist observations: 1336
- Wikidata: [Q877666](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q877666)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1904](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1904)

## Names

- en: Indian Cuckoo
- de: Kurzflügelkuckuck
- es: Cuco Alicorto
- fr: Coucou à ailes courtes
- nl: Kortvleugelkoekoek
- pt: Cuco-indiano
- pl: Kukułka krótkoskrzydła

## Countries with the most observations

SG (211), IN (204), CN (156), MY (142), TH (76), KR (54), HK (34), BD (26), MO (21), LK (20), RU (20), ID (18)

## Summary

The  Indian cuckoo or short-winged cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, that is found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.  It ranges from India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Sri Lanka east to Indonesia and north to China and Russia. It is a solitary and shy bird, found in forests and open woodland at up to 3,600 m (11,800 ft).

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_cuckoo

## Photo

![Kukułka krótkoskrzydła](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/indian-cuckoo/medium.jpg)

Photo: Sri Srikumar · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/389559262

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/indian-cuckoo?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).