Scientific name Cacomantis Rank Genus | Family Cuculidae Phylum Chordata Order Cuculiformes | |
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Lower classifications Plaintive cuckoo, Banded bay cuckoo, Fan‑tailed cuckoo, Brush cuckoo, Grey‑bellied cuckoo | ||
Plaintive cuckoo cacomantis merulinus
Cacomantis is a genus of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family. The genus name is derived from the Greek kakos meaning evil or ill-boding and mantis for prophet and is derived from their association with "rains" being supposed to be predict ill fortune and bad weather. Most of them have a round nostril and are mainly in brown and gray colours. The tails are graduated and barred. The bars are transverse in sonneratii and oblique in all others.
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It contains the following species:
Brush cuckoo cacomantis variolosus
References
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