Dwarf koel
| Dwarf koel | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cuculiformes |
| Family: | Cuculidae |
| Genus: | Microdynamis Salvadori, 1878 |
| Species: | M. parva
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| Binomial name | |
| Microdynamis parva (Salvadori, 1875)
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The dwarf koel (Microdynamis parva) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is monotypic within the genus Microdynamis.[2] It is found in New Guinea, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.[1] Its closest relatives are the Eudynamys (the true koels).[3]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b BirdLife International (2012). "Microdynamis parva". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ "ITIS Report: Microdynamis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ Sorenson, Michael D.; Payne, Robert B. (2005). "A molecular genetic analysis of cuckoo phylogeny". In Payne, Robert B. The Cuckoos. Oxford University Press. pp. 90, 93. ISBN 0-19-850213-3.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Cuculidae
- Birds of New Guinea
- Birds described in 1875
- Cuculiformes stubs