Avibase: Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus (Plaintive Cuckoo (lanceolatus))

Plaintive Cuckoo (lanceolatus)

Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus (Müller, S 1843)

Classification

Order:
  Cuculiformes
Family:
  Cuculidae
Genus:
   Cacomantis
Scientific:
  Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus

Original description

Citation:
(Müller, S 1843)

Reference:
Verh. Nat. Geschied. Ned. Overz. Bezitt. Zool. Land-Volk. pt6 p.178,note

Protonym:
Cuculus lanceolatus

Type locality:
Java.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/258134#page/194/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
4FA142F98734D758

Avibase ID:
avibase-4FA142F9

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/4FA142F9

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 705343

Geographic range:

Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus: Java, Sulawesi, and Togian Islands (east of Sulawesi)

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Plaintive Cuckoo (lanceolatus)
French:
Coucou plaintif (lanceolatus)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Plaintive Cuckoo (lanceolatus) ( Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Plaintive Cuckoo (lanceolatus) ( Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Plaintive Cuckoo (lanceolatus) ( Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Plaintive Cuckoo (lanceolatus) ( Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Plaintive Cuckoo (lanceolatus) ( Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Plaintive Cuckoo (lanceolatus) ( Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Plaintive Cuckoo (lanceolatus) ( Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Plaintive Cuckoo (lanceolatus) ( Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Plaintive Cuckoo (lanceolatus) ( Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Plaintive Cuckoo (lanceolatus) ( Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Plaintive Cuckoo (lanceolatus) ( Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Plaintive Cuckoo (lanceolatus) ( Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus)
Avilist 2025: Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
Clements, version 2021: Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
Clements, version 2022: Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
Clements, version 2023: Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
Clements, version 2024: Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
Clements, version 2025: Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published): Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition: Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
Clements, version 2015: Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
Clements, version 2016: Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
Clements, version 2017: Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
Clements, version 2018: Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
Clements, version 2019: Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies

This taxon is a subspecies of Cacomantis merulinus

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