Genus: Cacomantis
Description
Nine species of Cuckoo 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 used to be placed in the genus Cuculus. White-crowned Koel was formerly placed in its own genus Caliechthrus.
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| C. pallidus | Pallid Cuckoo | ||
| C. leucolophus | White-crowned Koel | ||
| 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. aeruginosus | Moluccan Cuckoo | ||
| C. variolosus | Brush Cuckoo | ||
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- 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. (2021) Cacomantis. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 16 April 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Cacomantis
Pages in category ‘Cacomantis’
The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
