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Pallid Cuckoo
Cacomantis pallidus (Latham, J 1801)
The pallid cuckoo is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found in Australia, with some migration to the islands of Timor and Papua New Guinea. It is between 28 and 33 cm in size, with distinctive markings such as a dark bill, a dark eye with a gold eye-ring and olive grey feet which differentiate it from other cuckoos. The pallid cuckoo is similar in appearance to the oriental cuckoo, with barred immature pallid cuckoos being often mistaken for oriental cuckoos. Source: Wikipedia
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Cuculiformes
Family:
Cuculidae
Genus:
Cacomantis
Scientific:
Cacomantis pallidus
Classification
Order:Cuculiformes
Family:
Cuculidae
Genus:
Cacomantis
Scientific:
Cacomantis pallidus
Original description
Citation:
(Latham, J 1801)
Reference:
Suppl. Indicis Orn.
Protonym:
Columba pallida
Type locality:
New Holland = New South Wales apud Mathews.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/313412#page/66/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
D2B68684F0C497FD
Avibase ID:
avibase-D2B68684
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/D2B68684
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554686
Geographic range:
- Cacomantis pallidus: Australia and Tasmania; winters north to Wallacea
Source: Clements checklist
Pallid Cuckoo
Catalan:
Cucut pàl·lid
Czech:
kukačka australská
Danish:
Australsk Gøg
German:
Blasskuckuck
Spanish:
Cuco Pálido
Spanish (Spain):
Cuco Pálido
Finnish:
valkoniskakäki
French:
Coucou pâle
Croatian:
australska kukavica
Italian:
Cuculo pallido
Japanese (romaji):
haiirokakkou
Japanese:
ハイイロカッコウ
Lithuanian:
Blyškioji gegutė
Dutch:
Vale Koekoek
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Bleikgauk
Norwegian:
Blekgjøk
Polish:
kukułka blada
Portuguese:
Cuco-pálido
Portuguese (Portugal):
Cuco-pálido
Russian:
Бледная кукушка
Slovak:
kukučka bledá
Serbian:
Bleda kukavica
Swedish:
blek buskgök
Ukrainian:
Зозуля бліда
Chinese:
淡色杜鹃
Chinese (Traditional):
蒼色杜鵑
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Pallid Cuckoo ( Heteroscenes pallidus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Pallid Cuckoo ( Heteroscenes pallidus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Pallid Cuckoo ( Heteroscenes pallidus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Pallid Cuckoo ( Heteroscenes pallidus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Pallid Cuckoo ( Heteroscenes pallidus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cuculus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cuculus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cuculus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cuculus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cuculus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Pallid Cuckoo ( Cuculus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Pallid Cuckoo ( Cuculus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Pallid Cuckoo ( Cuculus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Pallid Cuckoo ( Cuculus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Pallid Cuckoo ( Heteroscenes pallidus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Pallid Cuckoo ( Heteroscenes pallidus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Pallid Cuckoo ( Heteroscenes pallidus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Pallid Cuckoo ( Heteroscenes pallidus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Pallid Cuckoo ( Heteroscenes pallidus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Pallid Cuckoo ( Heteroscenes pallidus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Pallid Cuckoo ( Heteroscenes pallidus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Pallid Cuckoo ( Heteroscenes pallidus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Pallid Cuckoo ( Heteroscenes pallidus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Pallid Cuckoo ( Heteroscenes pallidus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Pallid Cuckoo ( Heteroscenes pallidus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Pallid Cuckoo ( Heteroscenes pallidus) [version 1] |
| Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Coucou pâle ( Cuculus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Coucou pâle ( Cuculus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cuculus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cuculus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cuculus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Pallid Cuckoo ( Cuculus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Pallid Cuckoo ( Cuculus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Pallid Cuckoo ( Cuculus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Pallid Cuckoo ( Cuculus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Pallid Cuckoo ( Cuculus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Pallid Cuckoo ( Cuculus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Pallid Cuckoo ( Cuculus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cuculus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Pallid Cuckoo ( Cuculus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Pallid Cuckoo ( Cuculus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Pallid Cuckoo ( Cuculus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cuculus pallidus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cuculus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Pallid Cuckoo ( Cuculus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Pallid Cuckoo ( Cuculus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Pallid Cuckoo ( Cuculus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Pallid Cuckoo ( Cuculus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Pallid Cuckoo ( Cuculus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Pallid Cuckoo ( Cuculus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Pallid Cuckoo ( Cuculus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Pallid Cuckoo ( Cuculus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Pallid Cuckoo ( Cuculus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Pallid Cuckoo ( Cuculus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Pallid Cuckoo ( Heteroscenes pallidus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Pallid Cuckoo ( Heteroscenes pallidus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Pallid Cuckoo ( Cuculus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Pallid Cuckoo ( Heteroscenes pallidus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Pallid Cuckoo ( Heteroscenes pallidus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Pallid Cuckoo ( Heteroscenes pallidus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Pallid Cuckoo ( Heteroscenes pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cuculus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Oriental Bird Club: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cuculus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Cuculus pallidus [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Cuculus pallidus [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Cuculus pallidus [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Pallid Cuckoo ( Cuculus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Pallid Cuckoo ( Cuculus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cuculus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Pallid Cuckoo ( Cacomantis pallidus) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Pallid Cuckoo ( Heteroscenes pallidus) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Pallid Cuckoo ( Heteroscenes pallidus) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Cacomantis pallidus [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Cacomantis pallidus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: Cucut pàl·lid
Czech: Kukacka australská, kukačka australská
Danish: Australsk Gøg
German: Blasskuckuck
English: Brain-fever Bird, Grasshopper Hawk, Mosquito Hawk, Pallid Cuckoo, Rain Bird, Scale Bird, Semitone Bird, Storm Bird, Unadorned Cuckoo, Weather Bird, Wet Bird
English, HBW: Pallid Cuckoo
English (IOC): Pallid Cuckoo
English (United States): Pallid Cuckoo
Esperanto: pala kukolo
Spanish: Cuclillo Pálido, Cuco Pálido
Spanish (Spain): Cuco Pálido
Spanish (HBW): Pallid Cuckoo
Estonian: helekägu
Finnish: Valkoniskakäki
French: Coucou pâle
Croatian: australska kukavica
Indonesian: Kangkok Pucat
Italian: Cuculo pallido
Japanese (romaji): haiirokakkou
Japanese: ハイイロカッコウ
Scientific: Cacomantis pallidus, Cacomantis pallidus pallidus, Columba pallida, Cuculus pallidus, Cuculus poliogaster, Heteroscenes pallidus, Heteroscenes pallidus pallidus
Lithuanian: Blyškioji gegutė
Dutch: Vale Koekoek
Norwegian Nynorsk: Bleikgauk
Norwegian: Blekgjøk
Polish: kukulka blada, kukułka blada
Portuguese: Cuco-pálido
Portuguese (Portugal): Cuco-pálido
Russian: Бледная кукушка
Slovak: Kukučka bledá
Serbian: Bleda kukavica
Swedish: Australisk gök, blek buskgök
Turkish: Boz guguk
Ukrainian: Зозуля бліда
Chinese: 淡色杜鹃
Chinese (Traditional): 蒼色杜鵑
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