Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo (Cacomantis castaneiventris) - HBW 4, p. 561
French: Coucou à poitrine rousse
German: Rostbauchkuckuck
Spanish: Cuco Ventricastaño
Taxonomy: Cuculus (Cacomantis) castaneiventris Gould, 1867, Cape York district, Queensland, Australia.
Sometimes placed in . Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- arfakianus Salvadori, 1889 - W Papuan islands and W New Guinea from Vogelkop to Weyland and Snow Mts and E to R. Fly.
- weiskei Reichenow, 1900 - E New Guinea, from Sepik region, Huon Peninsula and upper R Purari eastwards.
- castaneiventris (Gould, 1867) - Aru Is and NE Australia (E coast of Cape York and NE Queensland).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Single responding to imitation of it's call.
Locality Iron Range National Park, Queensland, Australia (ssp castaneiventris)
Tom Tarrant 25 December 2008 3 years ago 3.3
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persistent thrilling song Locality Satop, Huon Peninsula, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea
(ssp weiskei)
dreyernp 30 June 1990 1 year ago 4.5
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