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Cacomantis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

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.

Contents

It contains the following species:

  • Banded bay cuckoo, Cacomantis sonneratii
  • Plaintive cuckoo, Cacomantis merulinus
  • Rusty-breasted cuckoo, Cacomantis sepulcralis
  • Grey-bellied cuckoo, Cacomantis passerinus
  • Brush cuckoo, Cacomantis variolosus
  • Moluccan cuckoo, Cacomantis aeruginosus
  • Chestnut-breasted cuckoo, Cacomantis castaneiventris
  • Fan-tailed cuckoo, Cacomantis flabelliformis
  • Pallid cuckoo, Cacamantis pallidus
  • White-crowned cuckoo, Cacamantis leucolophus

    • Brush cuckoo cacomantis variolosus


    References

    Cacomantis Wikipedia
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