BirdUp · Species
Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo
Cacomantis castaneiventris(Gould, 1867)
Least ConcernNative
- Order
- CUCULIFORMES
- Family
- Cuculidae
- Genus
- Cacomantis
- Conservation
- Least Concern
- Commonness
- Local
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The chestnut-breasted cuckoo is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- New Guinea and west satellites, and north and east Cape York Pen., north-east QLD (north-east Australia)
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
2 photos
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