Avibase: Cacomantis variolosus [variolosus or dumetorum] (Australian Brush Cuckoo [variolosus or dumetorum])

Australian Brush Cuckoo [variolosus or dumetorum]

Cacomantis variolosus [variolosus or dumetorum] (= Cacomantis variolosus variolosus) (Vigors, NA; Horsfield, T 1827)

Classification

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

Original description

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

Reference:
Trans. Linn. Soc. London 15, pt.1 p.300

Imprint year:
1826

Protonym:
Cuculus variolosus

Type locality:
Paramatta, New South Wales.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/13694#page/309/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
931787EF157F0207

Avibase ID:
avibase-931787EF

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/931787EF

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554694

Geographic range:

Cacomantis variolosus variolosus: breeds northern and eastern Australia (Kimberly to Cape York Peninsula to southern Victoria); winters to Moluccas and New Guinea

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Australian Brush Cuckoo [variolosus or dumetorum]
French:
Coucou des buissons [variolosus ou dumetorum]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Australian Brush Cuckoo [variolosus or dumetorum] ( Cacomantis variolosus [variolosus or dumetorum])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Brush Cuckoo [variolosus or dumetorum] ( Cacomantis variolosus [variolosus or dumetorum])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Brush Cuckoo [variolosus or dumetorum] ( Cacomantis variolosus [variolosus or dumetorum])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Australian Brush Cuckoo [variolosus or dumetorum] ( Cacomantis variolosus [variolosus or dumetorum])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Brush Cuckoo [variolosus or dumetorum] ( Cacomantis variolosus [variolosus or dumetorum])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Brush Cuckoo [variolosus or dumetorum] ( Cacomantis variolosus [variolosus or dumetorum])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Brush Cuckoo [variolosus or dumetorum] ( Cacomantis variolosus [variolosus or dumetorum])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Brush Cuckoo [variolosus or dumetorum] ( Cacomantis variolosus [variolosus or dumetorum])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Brush Cuckoo [variolosus or dumetorum] ( Cacomantis variolosus [variolosus or dumetorum])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Brush Cuckoo [variolosus or dumetorum] ( Cacomantis variolosus [variolosus or dumetorum])
Avilist 2025: Cacomantis variolosus variolosus [version 6]
Clements, version 2021: Cacomantis variolosus variolosus [version 1]
Clements, version 2022: Cacomantis variolosus variolosus [version 1]
Clements, version 2023: Cacomantis variolosus variolosus [version 6]
Clements, version 2024: Cacomantis variolosus variolosus [version 6]
Clements, version 2025: Cacomantis variolosus variolosus [version 6]
Clements, version 2018: Cacomantis variolosus variolosus [version 1]
Clements, version 2019: Cacomantis variolosus variolosus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Cacomantis variolosus variolosus [version 2]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Cacomantis variolosus variolosus [version 5]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Cacomantis variolosus variolosus [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Cacomantis variolosus variolosus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Cacomantis variolosus variolosus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Cacomantis variolosus variolosus [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Cacomantis variolosus variolosus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Cacomantis variolosus variolosus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Cacomantis variolosus variolosus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Cacomantis variolosus variolosus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Cacomantis variolosus variolosus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Cacomantis variolosus variolosus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Cacomantis variolosus variolosus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Cacomantis variolosus variolosus [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Cacomantis variolosus variolosus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Cacomantis variolosus variolosus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Cacomantis variolosus variolosus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Cacomantis variolosus variolosus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Cacomantis variolosus variolosus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Cacomantis variolosus variolosus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Cacomantis variolosus variolosus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Cacomantis variolosus variolosus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Cacomantis variolosus variolosus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Cacomantis variolosus variolosus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Cacomantis variolosus variolosus [version 6]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Cacomantis variolosus variolosus [version 6]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Cacomantis variolosus variolosus [version 6]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Cacomantis variolosus variolosus [version 6]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (alt)

This taxon is a subspecies of Cacomantis variolosus [variolosus, tymbononus or dumetorum]

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