Cacomantis
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Sorenson, M.D. and R.B. Payne. 2005. Molecular systematics: cuckoo phylogeny inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences. Pp. 68-94 in R.B. Payne. Bird Families of the World: Cuckoos. Oxford University Press.
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| Scientific Name | Cacomantis merulinus |
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| Location | Long Valley, Hong Kong |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Sex | Male |
| Source | Plaintive Cuckoo |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
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| Copyright | © 2007 Davis Kwan |
| Scientific Name | Cacomantis pallidus |
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| Location | Callum Brae bush reserve, Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | Pallid Cuckoo calling |
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| Copyright | © 2007 Julian Robinson |
| Scientific Name | Cacomantis flabelliformis |
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| Location | Mt. Franklin Rd., Brindabella Mountains, ACT, Australia |
| Comments | This is as close as I've got to a Fan-tailed Cuckoo in the wild. It spent most of its time watching us, unlike the Flycatcher in the same place that fed constantly. There were two of these cuckoos traveling together. |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | Fan-tailed Cuckoo |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
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| Copyright | © 2009 Julian Robinson |
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- First online 28 August 2007
- Content changed 29 August 2008
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