• Synonyms Fan-tailed Brush-Cuckoo, Ash-colored Cuckoo, Ash-coloured Cuckoo, Fan tailed Cuckoo
  • Old latin name for bird Cacomantis pyrrophanus, Cuculus flabelliformis, Cacomantis pyrrhophanus, Cuculus pyrrhophanus, Cuculus pyrrophanus

Fan-tailed Cuckoobird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, male, © Greg McLachlan
    Australia
  • 2.
    Song, © Andrew McCafferty
    Australia
  • 3.
    Song, © George Wagner
    France
  • 4.
    Song, © Diego Caiafa
    Australia
  • 5.
    Song, © Phil Gregory
    Papua New Guinea
  • 6.
    Song, © Phil Gregory
    Papua New Guinea
  • 7.
    Alarm call, © Phil Gregory
    Papua New Guinea
  • 8.
    Song, © Romuald Mikusek
    Australia
  • 9.
    Song, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 10.
    Song, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Fan-tailed Cuckoo

  • Breeding region Australasia, Pacific ocean
  • Breeding subregion montane New Guinea, sw, e Australia and Tasmania, New Caledonia, Solomon Is., Vanuatu and Fiji (sw Polynesia)

Fan-tailed Cuckoo subspecies (6)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Cacomantis flabelliformis excitusmontane New Guinea-No
Cacomantis flabelliformis flabelliformissw WA, s SA to Tasmania and ec QLD (sw, e Australia and Tasmania)to Aru Is. (sw of New Guinea) and s New GuineaNo
Cacomantis flabelliformis meekic Solomon Is.-No
Cacomantis flabelliformis pyrrophanusNew Caledonia including Loyalty Is.-No
Cacomantis flabelliformis schistaceigularisVanuatu-No
Cacomantis flabelliformis simusw, c Fiji (sw Polynesia)-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalancucut cua de ventall
Chinese扇尾杜鹃
Chinese (Traditional)扇尾杜鵑
Croatianriđotrba kukavica
Czechkukačka východoaustralská, Kukacka vejírová, kukačka proměnlivá
DanishViftehalegøg
DutchWaaierstaartkoekoek, Rechtstaartkoekoek, Waaierstaartstruikkoekoek
Esperantoventumvosta kukolo
Estoniankiilsaba-tüüdukägu
Finnishviuhkakäki
FrenchCoucou à éventail
GermanGraukehlkuckuck, Fächerschwanzkuckuck
IndonesianWiwik kipas
ItalianCuculo dalla coda a ventaglio, Cuculo codaventaglio
Japaneseウチワヒメカッコウ
Lithuanianskėstauodegė šeriuotoji gegutė
Norwegiankilehalegjøk
Norwegian NynorskKilehalegauk
Polishkukulka wachlarzowata, kukułka wachlarzowata
Portuguesecuco-de-olho-amarelo, cuco-cauda-de-leque
RussianВеерохвостая щетинистая кукушка, Веерохвостая кукушка
SerbianKukavica lepezarka
Slovakkukučka škoricová
SpanishCuco flabeliforme, Cucu de Cola Abanico
Swedishsolfjädersbuskgök, australisk buskgök
TurkishYelpaze Kuyruklu Guguk
Ukrainianкукавка віялохвоста