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 Cuckoo was formerly placed in its own genus Caliechthrus.
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| C. pallidus | Pallid Cuckoo | ||
| C. leucolophus | White-crowned Cuckoo | ||
| 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., 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, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2023. IOC World Bird List (v 13.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.13.2. 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. (2024) Cacomantis. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cacomantis
Pages in category ‘Cacomantis’
The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
