Brush cuckoo | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Cuculiformes |
Family: | Cuculidae |
Genus: | Cacomantis |
Species: | C. variolosus |
Binomial name | |
Cacomantis variolosus (Vigors & Horsfield, 1826) |
The brush cuckoo (Cacomantis variolosus) is a member of the cuckoo family.
The brush cuckoo is native to Malesia, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and northern and eastern Australia. It is grey-brown with a buff breast and its call is very familiar of the Australian bush.