Banded Bay Cuckoo

Banded Bay CuckooThe Banded Bay Cuckoo lives in woodland and gardens from the Indian subcontinent into Southeast Asia. In Singapore, it is known to lay its eggs in the nest of a Common Iora.What does it look like?Adults have rufous upperparts with black bars, a broad white eyebrow, finely barred white underparts, and a rufous tail with a black band near its tip.How does it live?The Banded Bay Cuckoo lives in woodland and gardens from the Indian subcontinent into Southeast Asia. In Singapore, it is known to lay its eggs in the nest of a Common Iora.In Singapore it is known to parasitize Common Iora nests; the cuckoo nestling evicts the host's eggs and chicks.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.