Cacomantis

Cacomantis is a genus of cuckoos in the family Cuculidae. The name is from the Ancient Greek κακομαντις (kakomantis) meaning "prophet of evil". Most species have a round nostril and are mainly in brown and gray colours. The tails are graduated and barred. The bars are transverse in sonneratii and oblique in all others.

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Vinony's link graph records 70 inbound references to Cacomantis, and connects out to Cuculidae, bird and Otididae.

It sits within the topics Bird genera, Cacomantis and Cuculidae.

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Species

GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCuculiformes
FamilyCuculidae

Observations recorded619,043

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 153
With media: 12
Family: Cuculidae
Collections: ANWC, USNM, ROM, CUMV, FMNH
Recorded in: Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Australia, Melanesia, New Guinea

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Cuculinae
Image: Plaintive Cuckoo.jpg

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taxon rank: genus
Commons category: Cacomantis
taxon name: Cacomantis
topic's main category: Category:Cacomantis
Commons gallery: Cacomantis

Sources (2)

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Article · Português

Cacomantis é um género de cucos da família Cuculidae. Este género contém as seguintes espécies: * Cacomantis castaneiventris * Cacomantis flabelliformis * Cacomantis heinrichi * * * * * Cacomantis pallidus * *

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