• Synonyms Brush Cuckoo (Brush), Grey-breasted Brush-Cuckoo, Grey-breasted Brush Cuckoo, Brush Cuckoo (incl. heinrichi), Square-tailed Cuckoo, Gray-breasted Brush Cuckoo, Brush Square-tailed Cuckoo, Australian Brush Cuckoo, Gray-breasted Brush-Cuckoo, Fan-tailed Cuckoo, Brush-tailed Cuckoo, Brush Cuckoo (incl. ssp. heinrichi)
  • Old latin name for bird Cuculus brisbanensis, Cuculus viridirufus, Cuculus westwoodia, Cuculus variolosus, Cacomantis insperatus, Cuculus insperatus

Sahul Brush Cuckoobird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Kelle Moreau
    Indonesia
  • 2.
    Song, © Brian Cox
    Indonesia
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    Song, © Brian Cox
    Indonesia
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    Song, © Brian Cox
    Indonesia
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    Call, © Greg McLachlan
    Australia
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    Call, © Greg McLachlan
    Australia
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    Song, © Kelle Moreau
    Indonesia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Sahul Brush Cuckoo

  • Breeding region Australasia
  • Breeding subregion e Wallacea, New Guinea region, n, e Australia, Bismarck Arch. and Solomon Is.

Sahul Brush Cuckoo subspecies (8)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Cacomantis variolosus fortiorD'Entrecasteaux Arch. (e of se New Guinea)-No
Cacomantis variolosus infaustusNew Guinea and most satellite islands-No
Cacomantis variolosus macrocercusNew Ireland, New Britain and satellites (e Bismarck Arch.)-No
Cacomantis variolosus majorn Moluccas (Morotai to Obi)-No
Cacomantis variolosus obscuratusNumfor (Geelvink Bay is., nw New Guinea)-No
Cacomantis variolosus tymbonomusRote, Timor and Wetar (e Lesser Sundas)-No
Cacomantis variolosus variolosusne WA to s VIC (n, e Australia)to Moluccas, Lesser Sundas and nw New GuineaNo
Cacomantis variolosus websteriLavongai (=New Hanover, nc Bismarck Arch.)-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalancucut dels matolls
Chinese灌丛杜鹃
Chinese (Traditional)叢杜鵑
Croatianpepeljastoleđa kukavica
Czechkukačka pískavá, Kukacka pokrovní
DanishKratgøg
DutchTreurkoekoek (variolosus groep), Sahoelstruikkoekoek
Estonianvõsa-tüüdukägu
Finnishpensaskäki
FrenchCoucou des buissons, Coucou des buissons (nominal), Coucou des buissons (incl. heinrichi), Coucou des buissons [variolosus]
GermanBuschkuckuck, Buschkuckuck [variolosus-Gruppe]
Hungarianvörhenyeshasú kakukk
IndonesianWiwik rimba, Burung uncuing
ItalianCuculo di macchia
Japaneseハイガシラヒメカッコウ (variolosus グループ), ハイガシラヒメカッコウ(variolosus グループ), ハイガシラヒメカッコウ
Lithuanianpaprastoji šeriuotoji gegutė
Norwegiankrattgjøk (variolosus gr.), krattgjøk
Polishkukulka plowa, kukułka płowa, kukułka płowa [gr. variolosus]
Portuguesecuco-sarapintado
RussianКустарниковая кукушка, Кустарниковая кукушка [группа variolosus]
SerbianŠibljačka kukavica [variolosus grupa], Šibljačka kukavica
Slovakkukučka pralesná, kukučka pralesná (skup.)
SpanishCuco varioloso, Cuco Varioloso (grupo variolosus), Cucu Variado
Swedishsahulbuskgök, vanlig buskgök
Thaiนกคัคคูหางแพน, นกคัคคูหางแพน (สีจาง)
TurkishÇalı Guguğu, Çalı guguğu [variolosus grubu]
Ukrainianкукавка австралійська