Avibase: Cacomantis variolosus obscuratus (Australian Brush Cuckoo (obscuratus))

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Australian Brush Cuckoo (obscuratus)

Cacomantis variolosus obscuratus Stresemann, EFT; Paludan, KJ 1932

Classification

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

Original description

Citation:
Stresemann, EFT; Paludan, KJ 1932

Reference:
Novit. Zool. 38, no.1 p.202

Protonym:
Cacomantis variolosus obscuratus

Type locality:
Numfor.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/22934#page/222/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
5966954D6A712839

Avibase ID:
avibase-5966954D

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/5966954D

Taxonomic Serial Number:

Geographic range:

Cacomantis variolosus obscuratus: Numfor (Cenderawasih Bay, off northwestern New Guinea)

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Australian Brush Cuckoo (obscuratus)
French:
Coucou des buissons (obscuratus)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Australian Brush Cuckoo (obscuratus) ( Cacomantis variolosus obscuratus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Brush Cuckoo (infaustus, syn. obscuratus) ( Cacomantis variolosus infaustus (obscuratus))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Brush Cuckoo (obscuratus) ( Cacomantis variolosus obscuratus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Australian Brush Cuckoo (obscuratus) ( Cacomantis variolosus obscuratus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Cacomantis variolosus infaustus (obscuratus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Brush Cuckoo (obscuratus) ( Cacomantis variolosus infaustus (obscuratus))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Brush Cuckoo (obscuratus) ( Cacomantis variolosus infaustus (obscuratus))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Brush Cuckoo (obscuratus) ( Cacomantis variolosus infaustus (obscuratus))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Brush Cuckoo (obscuratus) ( Cacomantis variolosus infaustus (obscuratus))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Brush Cuckoo (obscuratus) ( Cacomantis variolosus infaustus (obscuratus))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Brush Cuckoo (obscuratus) ( Cacomantis variolosus infaustus (obscuratus))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Brush Cuckoo (obscuratus) ( Cacomantis variolosus infaustus (obscuratus))
Avilist 2025: Cacomantis variolosus obscuratus [version 6]
Clements, version 2023: Cacomantis variolosus obscuratus [version 6]
Clements, version 2024: Cacomantis variolosus obscuratus [version 6]
Clements, version 2025: Cacomantis variolosus obscuratus [version 6]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Cacomantis variolosus obscuratus [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Cacomantis variolosus obscuratus [version 6]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Cacomantis variolosus obscuratus [version 6]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Cacomantis variolosus obscuratus [version 6]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Cacomantis variolosus obscuratus [version 6]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Cacomantis variolosus obscuratus [version 2]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Cacomantis variolosus obscuratus [version 2]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies

This taxon is a subspecies of Cacomantis variolosus [infaustus, obscuratus, major]

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