Banded Bay Cuckoo
Cacomantis sonneratii(Latham, J, 1790)
English (US) Banded Bay Cuckoo
The Banded Bay Cuckoo (Cacomantis sonneratii) 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 sonneratii
- Family
- Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Banded Bay Cuckoo
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1790)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Cacomantis sonneratii sonneratii
- Cacomantis sonneratii waiti
- Cacomantis sonneratii fasciolatus
- Cacomantis sonneratii musicus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cuculus Sonneratii
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1790)
- Type locality
- India.
- Original description
- Index ornithologicus, sive systema ornithologiæ; complectens avium divisionem in classes, ordines, genera, species, ipsarumque varietates: adjectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, &c. 1 p.215
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Cuckoos
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Chalcites minutillus
Pied Bronze Cuckoo
Chalcites crassirostris
Pallid Cuckoo
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White-crowned Cuckoo
Caliechthrus leucolophus
Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo
Cacomantis castaneiventris
Fan-tailed Cuckoo
Cacomantis flabelliformis
Plaintive Cuckoo
Cacomantis merulinus
Grey-bellied Cuckoo
Cacomantis passerinus
Sunda Brush Cuckoo
Cacomantis sepulcralis
Sulawesi Brush Cuckoo
Cacomantis virescens
Moluccan Brush Cuckoo
Cacomantis aeruginosus
Sahul Brush Cuckoo
Cacomantis variolosus
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