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Sahul Brush Cuckoo
Cacomantis variolosus(Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)
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- Order
- CUCULIFORMES
- Family
- Cuculidae
- Genus
- Cacomantis
At a glance
The Sahul Brush Cuckoo is a medium-sized bird, about 20–23 cm long, listed as Least Concern and native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 20–23 cm
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Very common
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Sahul Brush Cuckoo look like?
The Sahul Brush Cuckoo is a medium-sized bird, about 20–23 cm long and weighing 22–49 g.
The Sahul brush cuckoo, formerly known as the brush cuckoo, is a member of the cuckoo family. It is native to Malesia, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and northern and eastern Australia. It is a grey-brown bird with a buff breast. Its call is a familiar sound of the Australian and Indonesian bush.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Sahul Brush Cuckoo?
The Sahul Brush Cuckoo is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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04 · Voice
What it sounds like
Call
jimchurches · Cooper Rd, Wamboin, NSW, AU
Call
John Cull · The Basin VIC 3154, Australia
Call
Thomas Mesaglio · Googik Heritage walking track, Lake Innes Nature Reserve, Port Macquarie, New South Wales
Call
Martin Rady · Wakerley QLD 4154, Australia
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Sahul Brush Cuckoo eat?
The Sahul Brush Cuckoo feeds on terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or alone.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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