Brush cuckoo
| Brush cuckoo | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cuculiformes |
| Family: | Cuculidae |
| Genus: | Cacomantis |
| Species: | C. variolosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cacomantis variolosus (Vigors & Horsfield, 1826) | |
Juvenile, SE Qld
The brush cuckoo (Cacomantis variolosus) is a member of the cuckoo family.
The brush cuckoo is native to the east coast of Australia and northern New Guinea. It is grey-brown with a buff breast and its call is very familiar of the Australian bush.
Media
Song Kobble Creek, SE Queensland, Australia
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Cacomantis variolosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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