Brush Cuckoo
A species of Oriental and Australasian Cuckoos Scientific name : Cacomantis variolosus Genus : Oriental and Australasian Cuckoos
Brush Cuckoo, A species of Oriental and Australasian Cuckoos
Botanical name: Cacomantis variolosus
Genus: Oriental and Australasian Cuckoos
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Photo By Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok 
Description
The brush cuckoo is about 22–26 cm (8.7–10.2 in) long. The plumage of adult males and females is similar. The head is pale grey, the breast is buff, the back is grey-brown, and the underside of the tail is brown with white tips and bars. The eye has a narrow, pale ring around it, and the feet are olive-pink. Juvenile plumage is heavily barred dark brown. The wings are sharply pointed and backswept in flight. Underwings are grey-brown with pale buff underwing coverts and a white or pale buff bar. The brush cuckoo has a similar appearance to the pallid cuckoo, and especially the fan-tailed and chestnut-breasted cuckoo. 
Size
23 - 41 cm
Nest Placement
Tree
Feeding Habits
Brush Cuckoo primarily consumes a variety of insects such as caterpillars, grasshoppers, beetles, and wasps, in addition to spiders and snails. It forages among the foliage of trees and bushes, picking prey off leaves and branches.
Habitat
The brush Cuckoo, or Brush Cuckoo, typically inhabits a variety of forested environments including rainforests, secondary forests, and mangroves, as well as scrublands and waterside thickets predominantly consisting of honeymyrtle trees. Additionally, brush Cuckoo can be found in human-modified landscapes such as plantations and village groves, primarily residing in the undergrowth of these ecosystems.
Dite type
Insectivorous
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Feeding Habits
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Distribution Area
The brush cuckoo is found in northern and eastern Australia, the Solomon Islands, New Guinea, Malaysia, and other islands to the north of Australia. It is resident in parts of its range, such as in Thailand, peninsular Malaysia, Cambodia and southern Vietnam, the Philippines, the Greater Sunda Islands, Lesser Sunda Islands, the Maluku Islands and Timor. It may migrate locally in New Guinea and northern Melanesia. In Australia, it is migratory in the southern part of its range. In Australia, it is known to inhabit a range of environments including rainforests, rainforest edges, mangrove forests, secondary forests, and plantations.
Photo By Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok 
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