Dwarf koel

{{short description|Species of bird}}

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| name = Dwarf koel

| image = Microdynamis parva.jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2016 |title=Microdynamis parva |volume=2016 |page=e.T22684046A93012403 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22684046A93012403.en |access-date=13 November 2021}}

| genus = Microdynamis

| parent_authority = Salvadori, 1878

| species = parva

| authority = (Salvadori, 1876)

}}

The dwarf koel (Microdynamis parva) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is monotypic within the genus Microdynamis. It is found in New Guinea, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Its closest relatives are the Eudynamys (the true koels).Sorenson, Michael D.; Payne, Robert B. (2005). "A molecular genetic analysis of cuckoo phylogeny". In Payne, Robert B. The Cuckoos. Oxford University Press. pp. 90, 93. {{ISBN|0-19-850213-3}}.