Sahul Brush Cuckoo
Cacomantis variolosus(Vigors, NA; Horsfield, T, 1827)
English (US) Sahul Brush Cuckoo
The Sahul Brush Cuckoo (Cacomantis variolosus) 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 variolosus
- Family
- Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Sahul Brush Cuckoo
- Described by
- (Vigors, NA; Horsfield, T, 1827)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 8 subspecies for this species.
- Cacomantis variolosus major
- Cacomantis variolosus tymbonomus
- Cacomantis variolosus infaustus
- Cacomantis variolosus obscuratus
- Cacomantis variolosus variolosus
- Cacomantis variolosus macrocercus
- Cacomantis variolosus websteri
- Cacomantis variolosus fortior
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cuculus variolosus
- Described by
- (Vigors, NA; Horsfield, T, 1827)
- Type locality
- Paramatta, New South Wales.
- Original description
- Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 15, pt.1 p.300
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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