Cacomantis
Sign in to saveCacomantis 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.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCuculiformes
- FamilyCuculidae
Observations recorded619,043
via GBIF
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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