Editing Jacobin cuckoo (section)

==Distribution and habitat==
The species is distributed south of the Sahara in Africa and south of the Himalayas in India. Also found in Sri Lanka and parts of Myanmar. Within Africa, there are movements of the species although they are resident in tropical Africa. The east African population is migratory and moves over southern Arabia into India during April.<ref name=payne/>
The habitat of the species is mainly in thorny, dry scrub or open woodland<ref name=pcr/> avoiding areas of dense forest or extremely dry environments.<ref name=payne/>