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Dwarf koel

The dwarf koel is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is monotypic within the genus Microdynamis. It is found in New Guinea, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Its closest relatives are the Eudynamys.

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Dwarf koel
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Cuculidae
Genus: Microdynamis
Salvadori, 1878
Species:
M. parva
Binomial name
Microdynamis parva
(Salvadori, 1876)

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

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  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Microdynamis parva". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T22684046A93012403. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22684046A93012403.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. "Microdynamis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  3. Sorenson, Michael D.; Payne, Robert B. (2005). "A molecular genetic analysis of cuckoo phylogeny". In Payne, Robert B. The Cuckoos. Oxford University Press. pp. 90, 93. ISBN 0-19-850213-3.