title: Madagascar cuckoo
text: # Madagascar cuckoo
  
  The Madagascar cuckoo (Cuculus rochii), also known as the Madagascar lesser cuckoo, is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. Though it breeds only in Madagascar, it spends the non-breeding season in a number of countries in the African Great Lakes region and the Indian Ocean islands: Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Madagascar, Malawi, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda and Zambia.
  
  ## Description
  
  The Madagascar cuckoo is a small, slim cuckoo, measuring 28 cm (11 in) in length.
  
  