The Moluccan brush cuckoo (Cacomantis aeruginosus), formerly known as the Moluccan cuckoo, is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is native to the Maluku Islands.
Moluccan brush cuckoo | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Cuculiformes |
Family: | Cuculidae |
Genus: | Cacomantis |
Species: | C. aeruginosus
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Binomial name | |
Cacomantis aeruginosus Salvadori, 1878
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Synonyms | |
Cacomantis heinrichi |
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Cacomantis aeruginosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22683935A118206284. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22683935A118206284.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.