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Manus Brush Cuckoo

Cacomantis blandus

Manus Brush Cuckoo (Cacomantis blandus) — Cuckoos & Turacos of Australia & Oceania.

The Manus Brush Cuckoo (Cacomantis blandus) is a member of the Cuculidae family found in Australia & Oceania.

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Where it fits

  1. Class Aves
  2. Order Cuculiformes
  3. Family Cuculidae Cuckoos
  4. Genus Cacomantis
  5. Species blandus

Where it lives

Ninigo and Admiralty Is. (northwestern Bismarck Arch.)

Quick facts

Family
Cuculidae
Order
Cuculiformes

Biology & behaviour

The Manus Brush Cuckoo (Cacomantis blandus) is a species of cuckoos in the family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes. It is found in Australia & Oceania — Ninigo and Admiralty Is. (nw Bismarck Arch.).

Conservation

Not Evaluated

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