Family: Cuculidae (Cuckoos)

Authority: (Temminck, 1827)

Red List Category

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Justification of Red List category
This species was endemic to Île Sainte-Marie off the east coast of Madagascar, but is now Extinct. It has not been reported since 1834 and likely succumbed to the complete destruction of its native forest.

Population size: 0 mature individuals

Population trend:

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - shelf island
Realm - Afrotropical
IUCN System - Terrestrial