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