Solomons brush cuckoo
Cacomantis addendus Rothschild & E. Hartert, 1901
Status not recordedbirds
The solomons brush cuckoo (Cacomantis addendus) 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 solomons 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 solomons 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 solomons brush cuckoo is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is the solomons 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 solomons brush cuckoo classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCuculiformes
- familyCuculidae
- genusCacomantis
- SpeciesCacomantis addendus Rothschild & E. Hartert, 1901
Synonyms Cacomantis variolosus addendus
Other names and names in other languages (12)
- Salomon KratgøgDanish
- salomona veprokukoloEsperanto
- Coucou des SalomonFrench
- Saliamoninė šeriuotoji gegutėLithuanian
- SalomonsstruikkoekoekDutch
- salomongjøkNorwegian
- kukułka szarobrodaPolish
- cuco-do-mato-das-salomãoPortuguese
- kukučka hlasitáSlovak
- salomonbuskgökSwedish
- 所罗门杜鹃Chinese
- kukułka melanezyjskaPolish
Relatives of the solomons 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 solomons brush cuckoo live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the solomons brush cuckoo for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the solomons brush cuckoo?
The solomons brush cuckoo (Cacomantis addendus) belongs to the family Cuculidae in the order Cuculiformes.
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