Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo (species: Cacomantis (Cacomantis) castaneiventris) in PNG Birds (Gaia Guide)
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Cacomantis (Cacomantis) castaneiventris
Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo


©Tom Tarrant: Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo (Cacomantis (Cacomantis) castaneiventris)

©Mark Harper: Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo (Cacomantis (Cacomantis) castaneiventris)

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Cuculiformes
Family Cuculidae
Genus Cacomantis
Species Cacomantis (Cacomantis) castaneiventris
Status least concern

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Distinguishing features

Juveniles have a grey-brown eye-ring instead of a yellow one.

Size

  • Up to 24 cm (Length of specimen)

Wingspan

  • Up to 34 cm

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

It is found in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. (Wikipedia)

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