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Cacomantis

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taxon links [up-->]Cacomantis flabelliformis [up-->]Cacomantis merulinus [up-->]Cacomantis variolosus [up-->]Cacomantis pallidus [up-->]Cacomantis passerinus [down<--]Cuculinae Interpreting the tree
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Relationships after Sorenson & Payne 2005.
Containing group: Cuculinae

References

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
Location Long Valley, Hong Kong
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Sex Male
Source Plaintive Cuckoo
Source Collection Flickr
Image Use creative commons This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License - Version 2.0.
Copyright © 2007 Davis Kwan
Scientific Name Cacomantis pallidus
Location Callum Brae bush reserve, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Source Pallid Cuckoo calling
Source Collection Flickr
Image Use creative commons This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License - Version 2.0.
Copyright © 2007 Julian Robinson
Scientific Name Cacomantis flabelliformis
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
Image Use creative commons This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License - Version 2.0.
Copyright © 2009 Julian Robinson
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