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Manus Brush Cuckoo
Cacomantis blandus Rothschild & Hartert, EJO, 1914
The Manus brush cuckoo (Cacomantis blandus) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae.
Where and when it's recorded
No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.
About
The Manus brush cuckoo (Cacomantis blandus) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found on the Ninigo and Admiralty Islands which lie to the north of New Guinea. The species was formerly considered as conspecific with the Sahul brush cuckoo (Cacomantis variolosus).
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Questions
Where does the Manus Brush Cuckoo live?
Its breeding range: Australasia: Ninigo and Admiralty Islands (northwestern Bismarck Archipelago).
What family is the Manus Brush Cuckoo in?
It belongs to the family Cuckoos (Cuculidae), order Cuculiformes.
Range
Australasia: Ninigo and Admiralty Islands (northwestern Bismarck Archipelago)
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- Family
- Cuckoos Cuculidae
- Genus
- Cacomantis
Other birds in the genus Cacomantis
Chestnut-breasted CuckooCacomantis castaneiventris
Fan-tailed CuckooCacomantis flabelliformis
Banded Bay CuckooCacomantis sonneratii
Plaintive CuckooCacomantis merulinus
Grey-bellied CuckooCacomantis passerinus
Sunda Brush CuckooCacomantis sepulcralis
Sulawesi Brush CuckooCacomantis virescens
Sahul Brush CuckooCacomantis variolosus
Solomons Brush CuckooCacomantis addendus
Moluccan Brush CuckooCacomantis aeruginosus
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