The Chestnut-winged Cuckoo has a long tail, chestnut plumage, and a black crest. It breeds in temperate Eurasia and passes through or winters in Southeast Asia from autumn to spring.
It has a long tail, chestnut-colored plumage, and a black crest.
In Singapore it is often seen only briefly as it flies through forest or mangrove vegetation during migration. Records are mainly from September to March, with more sightings in September and October.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.
India’s State of India’s Birds 2023 factsheet assigns the Chestnut-winged Cuckoo moderate conservation priority and describes its range as restricted. It classifies the species as associated with forests and plantations, with insufficient data for long-term and current annual trends.