Listen to the Sahul brush cuckoo
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About the Sahul brush cuckoo
The Sahul brush cuckoo is a bird in the family Cuculidae (order Cuculiformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Sahul brush cuckoo sound like?
Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once. Songs tend to be long and patterned and are used to hold territory and attract a mate; calls are short signals for contact, alarm and flight.
From Wikipedia
The Sahul brush cuckoo (Cacomantis variolosus), formerly known as the brush cuckoo, is a member of the cuckoo family. It is native to Malesia, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and northern and eastern Australia. It is a grey-brown bird with a buff breast. Its call is a familiar sound of the Australian and Indonesian bush.
Related birds in the genus Cacomantis
More from the family Cuculidae
Common cuckoo
Cuculus canorus
Great spotted cuckoo
Clamator glandarius
Greater coucal
Centropus sinensis
Common hawk-cuckoo
Hierococcyx varius
Yellow-billed cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Indian cuckoo
Cuculus micropterus
Lesser coucal
Centropus bengalensis
Guira cuckoo
Guira guira
Sirkeer malkoha
Taccocua leschenaultii
Large hawk-cuckoo
Hierococcyx sparverioides
African cuckoo
Cuculus gularis
Frequently asked questions
What does a Sahul brush cuckoo sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Sahul brush cuckoo on this page. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the Sahul brush cuckoo endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Sahul brush cuckoo as “least concern”.
What family does the Sahul brush cuckoo belong to?
The Sahul brush cuckoo (Cacomantis variolosus) belongs to the family Cuculidae in the order Cuculiformes.
Sources & credits
- Brush Cuckoo song Nov2007 by Aviceda – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q769564 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Sahul brush cuckoo – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Aviceda – CC BY-SA 3.0