The Lesser Cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus) is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family.It is found in Bangladesh Bhutan China Democratic Republic of the Congo Hong Kong India Japan Kenya North Korea South Korea Laos Malawi Myanmar Nepal Pakistan Russia Seychelles Somalia South Africa Sri Lanka Tanzania Thailand Vietnam Zambia and Zimbabwe.In Japan the bird is called hototogisu (?) and is frequently praised for its song and ranked as her favorite bird by Sei Shonagon in her account of court life in Heian Japan The Pillow Book. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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Animal