Moluccan Brush Cuckoo
Cacomantis aeruginosusSalvadori, AT, 1878
English (US) Moluccan Brush Cuckoo
The Moluccan Brush Cuckoo (Cacomantis aeruginosus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Cuculidae (Cuckoos) in the order Cuculiformes.
- Scientific name
- Cacomantis aeruginosus
- Family
- Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Moluccan Brush Cuckoo
- Described by
- Salvadori, AT, 1878
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Cacomantis aeruginosus aeruginosus
- Cacomantis aeruginosus heinrichi
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Salvadori, AT, 1878
- Type locality
- Buru, Amboina, Ceram = Buru, apud Hartert 1925, p. 166.
- Original description
- Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 12 p.458
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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