Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo
Cacomantis castaneiventris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusCacomantis (Cacomantis Cuckoos)
- SpeciesCacomantis castaneiventris (Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo)
About the Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo
The chestnut-breasted cuckoo (Cacomantis castaneiventris) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.
Three subspecies are currently recognised: Cacomantis castaneiventris arfakianus (Salvadori, 1889) – Parts of western New Guinea. Cacomantis castaneiventris weiskei (Reichenow, 1900) – Eastern New Guinea. Cacomantis castaneiventris castaneiventris (Gould, 1867) – Aru Islands in Indonesia and the Cape York Peninsula in Australia.
The chestnut-breasted cuckoo is about 22–25 centimetres (8.7–9.8 in) long. Adults have a dark slaty grey-blue head, back and wings, deep rufous breast and underparts and barred black and white tail. Immatures are dull greyish cinnamon on the head and wings, grading to dull mid brown on the outer parts of the wings, and pale buff or cinnamon on the breast and underparts. The tail is barred mid brown and white. Both adults and immatures have a yellow orbital eye ring.
The chestnut-breasted cuckoo is slightly smaller than the similar Sahul brush cuckoo (Cacomantis... Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Raja Ampat
Rusty-breasted Cuckoo
Cacomantis variolosus
Channel-billed Cuckoo
Scythrops novaehollandiae
Little Bronze Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx minutillus
Lesser Black Coucal
Centropus bernsteini
Greater Black Coucal
Centropus menbeki
Dwarf Koel
Microdynamis parva
White-crowned Koel
Caliechthrus leucolophus
Pacific Koel
Eudynamys orientalis
Oriental Cuckoo
Cuculus optatus
Shining Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx lucidus
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raja Ampat | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo in Raja Ampat?
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo sighting in Raja Ampat, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo in Raja Ampat?
November has the highest sighting rate for Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo in Raja Ampat in our monthly data.