Birds Thru My Eyes : MALAYSIA: Sunda Brush Cuckoo

Thursday, 5 February 2015

Sunda Brush Cuckoo

Order - Cuculiformes
Family - Cuculidae (Cuckoos)

Sunda Brush Cuckoo

Cacomantis sepulcralis

锈胸丛杜鹃 (xiù-xiōng cóng dù-juān) / 锈胸杜鹃 (xiù-xiōng dù-juān)

Malay : Matinak Dada Jingga Biasa

Japanese : チャムネヒメカッコウ (cha-mune hime kakkō)

Kanji 日語漢字 : 茶胸姫郭公

Taxonomy update for 2024

A deep dive into the vocalizations and phenotypes (appearance) of Brush Cuckoo (Cacomantis variolosus) across its wide range led to a bold new taxonomic
arrangement, advanced in a recent paper (Wu et al. 2022). The new breakdown suggests Australian Brush Cuckoo (Cacomantis variolosus), Sunda Brush Cuckoo (Cacomantis sepulcralis), Sulawesi Brush Cuckoo (Cacomantis virescens), Manus Brush Cuckoo (Cacomantis blandus), and Solomons Brush Cuckoo (Cacomantis addendus). :

  -  Sunda Brush Cuckoo (Cacomantis sepulcralis)
     RANGE: s. Myanmar and s. Thailand through the Thai-Malay Peninsula, the Greater
Sundas, western Lesser Sundas (eastward at least to Sumba and Flores),
and Philippines and Sulu Archipelago.
  -  Sulawesi Brush Cuckoo (Cacomantis virescens)
     RANGE: Sulawesi region including Banggai and Sula islands (off eastern Sulawesi)

and Buton and Tukangbesi (to southeast).
- Sahul Brush Cuckoo (Cacomantis variolosus)

RANGE: n. Moluccas (Morotai to Obi), e. Lesser Sundas (Timor, and possibly
eastward to Tanimbar Islands), New Guinea and most satellite islands,
Bismarck Archipelago, and New Britain, n. and e. Australia; Australian
population winters to Moluccas and New Guinea.

- Solomons Brush Cuckoo (Cacomantis addendus)

RANGE: Solomon Islands.

- Manus Brush Cuckoo (Cacomantis blandus)

RANGE: Admiralty Islands.

Size : 21-28 cm, 28-38 g

Subspecies (2) and Distribution

Cacomantis sepulcralis sepulcralis (Müller, S 1843)
– southern Myanmar (Tenasserim) and southern Thailand southward through the Thai-Malay Peninsula, the Greater Sundas, western Lesser Sundas (eastward at least to Sumba and Flores), and Philippines.
Cacomantis sepulcralis everetti (Hartert, EJO 1925)
– Sulu Archipelago (Jolo, Basilan, Tawitawi, and adjacent islands).