Genus: Cacomantis
Description
Cuckoos found in Asia and Australasia
They all feed mainly on insects and are brood parasites.
Taxonomy
Cacomantis is a genus in the Family Cuculidae.
Pallid Cuckoo was moved from this genus to genus Heteroscenes, and White-crowned Cuckoo has been moved back to genus Caliechthrus.
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| C. castaneiventris | Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo | ||
| C. flabelliformis | Fan-tailed Cuckoo | ||
| C. sonneratii | Banded Bay Cuckoo | ||
| C. merulinus | Plaintive Cuckoo | ||
| C. passerinus | Grey-bellied Cuckoo | ||
| C. sepulcralis | Sunda Brush Cuckoo | ||
| C. virescens | Sulawesi Brush Cuckoo | ||
| C. aeruginosus | Moluccan Brush Cuckoo | ||
| C. variolosus | Sahul Brush Cuckoo | ||
| C. addendus | Solomons Brush Cuckoo | ||
| C. blandus | Manus Brush Cuckoo | ||
References
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, M. Smith, and C. L. Wood. 2024. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2024. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2024. IOC World Bird List (v 14.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.14.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliot, and J Sargatal, eds. 1997. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 4: Sandgrouse to Cuckoos. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334221
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Cacomantis. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 1 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cacomantis
Pages in category ‘Cacomantis’
The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
