Classification

Order:
  Cuculiformes
Family:
  Cuculidae
Genus:
   Cacomantis
Scientific:
  Cacomantis variolosus

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Original description

Citation:
  (Vigors, NA; Horsfield, T 1827)

Reference:
   Trans. Linn. Soc. London (1), 15(1826) p.300

Protonym:
  Cuculus variolosus

Type locality:
  Paramatta, New South Wales.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/778549

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Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  69D823F217B67EA9

Avibase ID:
  avibase-69D823F2

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/69D823F2

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Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 554694

Geographic range:

• Cacomantis variolosus [variolosus or dumetorum]: northern and eastern Australia; winters to Moluccas and New Guinea
• Cacomantis variolosus tymbonomus: eastern Lesser Sundas (Timor, and possibly eastward to Tanimbar Islands)
• Cacomantis variolosus [infaustus or oreophilus]: New Guinea and most satellite islands
• Cacomantis variolosus obscuratus: Numfor (Cenderawasih Bay, off northwestern New Guinea)
• Cacomantis variolosus major: northern Moluccas (Morotai to Obi)
• Cacomantis variolosus fortior: D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago (off southeastern New Guinea)
• Cacomantis variolosus macrocercus: New Ireland and Tabar, and New Britain (eastern Bismarck Archipelago)
• Cacomantis variolosus websteri: New Hanover (northeastern Bismarck Archipelago)
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