Banded Bay Cuckoo

The banded bay cuckoo is a small cuckoo, about 22 cm long, of well-wooded areas mainly in the lower hills of the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Adults are bright rufous on the head and back with broad dark brown bars, with a long, slightly curved bill and a white eyebrow above a dark eye-line. The underside is whitish with fine streaks, the iris is yellow and the sexes are alike (Wikipedia, general species account).

Males sing from exposed branches in the breeding season, which varies by region. Four subspecies are generally recognised.