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Sahul Brush Cuckoo
Cacomantis variolosus (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)
Cuculidae — Cuckoos
Sahul Brush Cuckoo, Cacomantis variolosus, is a cuckoo of Australasia, including Wallacea, New Guinea, northern and eastern Australia, the Bismarck Archipelago and the Solomon Islands. It is a member of the cuckoo family and is also known from Malesia. The adult has a pale grey head, a grey-brown back and a buff breast, with a brown tail underside marked by white tips and bars. Juveniles are heavily barred dark brown. It is similar in appearance to the pallid cuckoo, especially the fan-tailed and chestnut-breasted cuckoo.
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- Family
- Cuculidae — Cuckoos
- Breeding range
- Australasia: e Wallacea, New Guinea region, n, e Australia, Bismarck Arch. and Solomon Is.
