Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Arabic | وقواق مشرقي |
| Bulgarian | Източна кукувица |
| Chinese | 北方中杜鵑 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 北方中杜鹃 |
| Croatian | azijska kukavica (sp. optatus) |
| Czech | kukačka eurasijská |
| Danish | Orientgøg |
| Dutch | Boskoekoek |
| English | Oriental Cuckoo |
| English (United States) | Oriental Cuckoo |
| French | Coucou oriental |
| French (French Guiana) | Coucou oriental |
| German | Hopfkuckuck |
| Greek | Ελατόκουκος |
| Hebrew | קוקיה מזרחית |
| Hungarian | Keleti kakukk |
| Icelandic | Skógagaukur |
| Indonesian | Kangkok oriental |
| Japanese | ツツドリ |
| Korean | 벙어리뻐꾸기 |
| Lithuanian | Azijinė gegutė |
| Mongolian | Ханамал хөхөө |
| Norwegian | taigagjøk |
| Persian | کوکوی شرقی |
| Polish | kukułka syberyjska |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Cuco-oriental |
| Romanian | Cuc siberian |
| Russian | Глухая кукушка |
| Serbian | Istočnoazijska kukavica |
| Slovak | kukučka východná |
| Slovenian | Ruska kukavica |
| Spanish | Cuco Oriental |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cuco oriental |
| Swedish | tajgagök |
| Thai | นกคัคคูตะวันออก |
| Turkish | Horsfield Guguğu |
| Ukrainian | Зозуля сибірська |
Cuculus optatus Gould, 1845
Definitions
- CUCULUS
- optata / optatus
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus optatus
Authors
Robert B. Payne and Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Payne, R. B. and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Oriental Cuckoo (Cuculus optatus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, B. K. Keeney, P. G. Rodewald, and T. S. Schulenberg, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.oricuc2.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- March 16, 2015
- Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus
Authors
Robert B. Payne and Guy M. Kirwan
Revisors
Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Payne, R. B. and G. M. Kirwan (2015). Oriental Cuckoo (Cuculus saturatus). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
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Last Published Version
- January 1, 1997
- Horsfield's Cuckoo Cuculus horsfieldi
Authors
Robert B. Payne
Recommended Citation
Payne, R. B. (1997). Horsfield's Cuckoo (Cuculus horsfieldi). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.