Manus brush cuckoo
Cacomantis blandus Rothschild & E. Hartert, 1914
Status not recordedbirds
The manus brush cuckoo (Cacomantis blandus) is a species in the family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia.
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Quick facts about the manus brush cuckoo
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Where does the manus brush cuckoo live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The manus brush cuckoo is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is the manus brush cuckoo endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the manus brush cuckoo classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCuculiformes
- familyCuculidae
- genusCacomantis
- SpeciesCacomantis blandus Rothschild & E. Hartert, 1914
Synonyms Cacomantis variolosus blandus
Other names and names in other languages (12)
- Admiralitets KratgøgDanish
- manusa veprokukoloEsperanto
- Coucou de l'AmirautéFrench
- Admiralitetinė šeriuotoji gegutėLithuanian
- ManusstruikkoekoekDutch
- admiraltygjøkNorwegian
- kukułka szarogardłaPolish
- cuco-do-mato-da-manusPortuguese
- kukučka manuskáSlovak
- manusbuskgökSwedish
- 马努斯杜鹃Chinese
- Coucou de l’AmirautéFrench
Relatives of the manus brush cuckoo
Other species in the same genus Cacomantis.

Plaintive cuckoo
Cacomantis merulinus

Banded bay cuckoo
Cacomantis sonneratii

Fan-tailed cuckoo
Cacomantis flabelliformis

Chestnut-breasted cuckoo
Cacomantis castaneiventris

Grey-bellied cuckoo
Cacomantis passerinus

Sahul brush cuckoo
Cacomantis variolosus
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does the manus brush cuckoo live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the manus brush cuckoo for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the manus brush cuckoo?
The manus brush cuckoo (Cacomantis blandus) belongs to the family Cuculidae in the order Cuculiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
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