Moluccan Brush Cuckoo (Cacomantis aeruginosus) | Photos, Calls and ID

Least ConcernRareEndemicInvertebratesForestSmall · 36 g

Moluccan Brush Cuckoo (Cacomantis aeruginosus), photo 1 — Photo: desertnaturalist · CC BY 4.0

Moluccan Brush Cuckoo (Cacomantis aeruginosus), photo 2 — Photo: (c) desertnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Moluccan Brush Cuckoo

The Moluccan brush cuckoo, formerly known as the Moluccan cuckoo, is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is native to the Maluku Islands.

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Where it lives

Regular range

Indonesia

When to see it

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Peak activity in November · a variable species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Solomons Brush CuckooCacomantis addendusThe Solomons brush cuckoo is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. Manus Brush CuckooCacomantis blandusThe Manus brush cuckoo is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae.

Chestnut-breasted CuckooCacomantis castaneiventrisThe chestnut-breasted cuckoo is about 22–25 centimetres (8.7–9.8 in) long.

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