Dwarf koel | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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, 1876)
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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]