Kingdom Animalia Order Cuculiformes Genus Cacomantis Higher classification Cuculus | Phylum Chordata Family Cuculidae Scientific name Cacomantis pallidus Rank Species | |
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Similar Bird, Cuckoos, Fan‑tailed cuckoo, Horsfield's bronze cuckoo, Shining bronze cuckoo | ||
Pallid cuckoo
The pallid cuckoo (Cacomantis pallidus) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found in Australia, Christmas Island; it migrates to the eastern Lesser Sunda Islands and southern New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. Its egg weighs about 3.9g and it incubates for about 13 days.
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Taxonomy
Sources differ in the genera placement of this species. It is commonly placed in Cuculus, but genetic evidence has suggested that it should be placed in Cacomantis. As of 2013, ITIS still listed the genus as Cuculus.
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