Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies

This taxon is a subspecies of Cacomantis aeruginosus

Your sightings

Related taxa

Alternative arrangements:  1  2  3  4  5  6 

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Catalan: Cucut de les Moluques
Czech: Kukacka molucká, kukačka molucká
Danish: Molukgøg
German: Molukkenkuckuck
English: Halmahera Cuckoo, Heinrich's Brush Cuckoo, Heinrich's Brush-Cuckoo, Heinrich's Cuckoo, Moluccan Cuckoo, Moluccan Cuckoo (heinrichi)
Spanish: Cuco Moluqueño, Cucu de las Molucas
Estonian: maluku tüüdukägu
Finnish: halmaherankäki, Molukkienkäki
French: Coucou de Heinrich, Coucou de Heinrich (heinrichi)
Indonesian: Wiwik Maluku
Italian: Cuculo delle Molucche, Cuculo di Heinrich
Japanese (romaji): harumaherahimekakkou
Japanese: ハルマヘラヒメカッコウ
Scientific: Cacomantis aeruginosus, Cacomantis aeruginosus heinrichi, Cacomantis heinrichi, Cacomantis heinrici, Cacomantis sepulcralis aeruginosus, Cacomantis variolosus heinrichi
Dutch: Molukkenkoekoek
Norwegian: Halmaheragjøk
Polish: kukulka malutka, kukułka malutka
Russian: Молуккская щетинистая кукушка
Slovak: kukučka molucká
Swedish: Moluckbuskgök
Ukrainian: Кукавка молуцька
Chinese: 摩鹿加杜鹃