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Brush Cuckoo

Cacomantis variolosus (Vigors, NA; Horsfield, T 1827)

The brush cuckoo is a member of the cuckoo family. Source: Wikipedia




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

Original description

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

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

Protonym:
  Cuculus variolosus

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

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  8755D994B32CF2FE

Avibase ID:
  avibase-8755D994

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/8755D994

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 554694

Geographic range:

  • Cacomantis variolosus [variolosus or dumetorum]: N and e Australia; winters to Moluccas and New Guinea
  • Cacomantis variolosus tymbonomus: eastern Lesser Sundas (Timor, and possibly east to Tanimbar Island)
  • Cacomantis variolosus [infaustus, obscuratus, major]: N Moluccas to n and central New Guinea
  • Cacomantis variolosus [oreophilus or fortior]: Highlands of e and s New Guinea
  • Cacomantis variolosus blandus: Admiralty Islands
  • Cacomantis variolosus macrocercus: Bismarck Archipelago (New Britain, New Ireland and Tabar)
  • Cacomantis variolosus websteri: New Hanover (Bismarck Archipelago)
  • Cacomantis variolosus addendus: Solomon Islands
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Source: Clements checklist
English:
Brush Cuckoo
Catalan:
Cucut dels matolls
Czech:
kukačka pokřovní
Danish:
Kratgøg
German:
Buschkuckuck
Spanish:
Cuco varioloso
Finnish:
pensaskäki
French:
Coucou des buissons
Croatian:
pepeljastoleđa kukavica
Hungarian:
vörhenyeshasú kakukk
Italian:
Cuculo di macchia
Japanese (romaji):
haigashirahimekakkou
Japanese:
ハイガシラヒメカッコウ
Lithuanian:
Paprastoji šeriuotoji gegutė
Dutch:
Treurkoekoek
Norwegian:
Krattgjøk
Polish:
kukułka płowa
Portuguese:
cuco-do-mato-australasiático
Russian:
Щетинистая кукушка
Slovak:
kukučka pralesná
Serbian:
Šibljačka kukavica
Swedish:
vanlig buskgök
Ukrainian:
Кукавка австралійська
Chinese:
灌丛杜鹃
Chinese (Traditional):
叢杜鵑

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Brush Cuckoo ( Cacomantis variolosus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Brush Cuckoo ( Cacomantis variolosus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Brush Cuckoo (incl. ssp. heinrichi) ( Cacomantis variolosus (incl. heinrichi))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Brush Cuckoo (incl. ssp. heinrichi) ( Cacomantis variolosus (excl. heinrichi))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Brush Cuckoo ( Cacomantis variolosus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds:
Brush Cuckoo ( Cacomantis variolosus)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Coucou des buissons ( Cacomantis variolosus) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Brush Cuckoo ( Cacomantis variolosus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
Brush Cuckoo (Australasian) ( Cacomantis variolosus [variolosus Group]) [version 3]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Brush Cuckoo ( Cacomantis variolosus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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Oriental Bird Club:
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Brush Cuckoo ( Cacomantis variolosus) [version 3]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Brush Cuckoo ( Cacomantis variolosus) [version 3]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Cacomantis variolosus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Cacomantis [variolosus or sepulcralis] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Catalan: Cucut dels matolls
Cebuano: sigigid
Czech: Kukacka pokrovní, kukačka pokřovní
Danish: Kratgøg
German: Buschkuckuck, Buschkuckuck [variolosus-Gruppe]
English: Brush Cuckoo, Brush Cuckoo (Brush), Brush Cuckoo (incl. heinrichi), Brush Cuckoo (incl. ssp. heinrichi), Brush Square-tailed Cuckoo, Brush-tailed Cuckoo, Fan-tailed Cuckoo, Gray-breasted Brush Cuckoo, Gray-breasted Brush-Cuckoo, Grey-breasted Brush Cuckoo, Grey-breasted Brush-Cuckoo, Square-tailed Cuckoo
English, HBW: Brush Cuckoo (Brush)
English (IOC): Brush Cuckoo
English (United States): Brush Cuckoo (Brush)
Spanish: Cuco Varioloso, Cuco Varioloso (grupo variolosus), Cucu Variado
Spanish (Spain): Cuco Varioloso, Cuco varioloso (grupo variolosus), Cuco Varioloso [variolosus Group]
Spanish (HBW): Brush Cuckoo (Brush)
Estonian: võsa-tüüdukägu
Finnish: Pensaskäki
French: Coucou des buissons, Coucou des buissons (incl. heinrichi), Coucou des buissons (nominal), Coucou des buissons [variolosus]
Croatian: pepeljastoleđa kukavica
Hungarian: vörhenyeshasú kakukk
Indonesian: Burung uncuing, Wiwik Rimba
Italian: Cuculo di macchia
Japanese (romaji): haigashirahimekakkou, haigashirahimekakkou (variolosus guru-pu)
Japanese: ハイガシラヒメカッコウ, ハイガシラヒメカッコウ (variolosus グループ), ハイガシラヒメカッコウ（variolosus グループ）
Scientific: Cacomantis variolosus, Cacomantis variolosus (excl. heinrichi), Cacomantis variolosus (incl. heinrichi), Cacomantis variolosus [incl. heinrichi], Cacomantis variolosus [variolosus Group], Cacomantis variolosus variolosus, Cuculus brisbanensis, Cuculus insperatus, Cuculus variolosus, Cuculus viridirufus, Cuculus westwoodia
Lithuanian: Paprastoji šeriuotoji gegutė
Dutch: Treurkoekoek, Treurkoekoek (variolosus groep)
Norwegian: Krattgjøk, krattgjøk (variolosus gr.)
Polish: kukulka plowa, kukułka płowa, kukułka płowa [gr. variolosus]
Portuguese: cuco-do-mato-australasiático
Portuguese (Portugal): Cuco-sarapintado, Cuco-sarapintado [grupo variolosus]
Russian: Кустарниковая кукушка [группа variolosus], Щетинистая кукушка
Slovak: Kukučka pralesná, kukučka pralesná (skup.)
Serbian: Šibljačka kukavica, Šibljačka kukavica [variolosus grupa]
Swedish: Vanlig buskgök
Thai: นกคัคคูหางแพน, นกคัคคูหางแพน (สีจาง)
Turkish: Çalı Guguğu, Çalı guguğu [variolosus grubu]
Ukrainian: Кукавка австралійська
Chinese: 灌丛杜鹃
Chinese (Traditional): 叢杜鵑

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