Moluccan cuckoo

The Moluccan cuckoo (Cacomantis aeruginosus) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is native to the Maluku Islands.

Moluccan cuckoo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Cuculidae
Genus: Cacomantis
Species:
C. aeruginosus
Binomial name
Cacomantis aeruginosus
Salvadori, 1878
Synonyms

Cacomantis heinrichi

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. BirdLife International. 2017. Cacomantis aeruginosus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T22683935A118206284. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22683935A118206284.en. Downloaded on 31 December 2018.


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