Banded Bay Cuckoo (Cacomantis sonneratii)

Other Names (World)
Banded Bay Cuckoo, Indian Banded Bay/Banded/Bay-banded Cuckoo

Family
Cuculidae (Cuckoos)

Size
23 - 24 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Latham, 1790)

Habitat
Well-wooded forested areas.

Range (Guide)

Bangladesh (B), Bhutan (B), Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia (B), China (mainland) (B), India (B), Indonesia (B), Laos (B), Malaysia (B), Myanmar (B), Nepal (B), Pakistan (B), Philippines, Singapore (B), Sri Lanka (B), Thailand (B), Vietnam (B).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Primarily insects.

Voice
A high-pitched, four note whistle, 'wee-ti wee-tee' or 'smoke-yer-pepper'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (49)...)

Banded Bay Cuckoo (Cacomantis sonneratii) [XC787473]
by Bram Piot from Taman Rimba Kiara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (song)

Banded Bay Cuckoo (Cacomantis sonneratii) [XC784593]
by JISHNU KIZHAKKILLAM from Petchaburi, Kaeng Krachan, Kum Nang Phaya Resort and environment, Thailand (song)

Subspecies
Sometimes placed in monotypic genus Penthoceryx or included in Cuculus by some authors.

The following 5 subspecies are recognised:

sonneratii (Latham, 1790) - India, Nepal, Thailand, Malay Peninsula.
musicus (Ljungh, 1803) - Java, Bali.
fasciolatus (M�ller, S, 1843) - Sumatra.
waiti (Baker, ECS, 1919) - Sri Lanka.
malayanus (Chasen & Kloss, 1931) - Malay Peninsula.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Banded Bay Cuckoo (Cacomantis sonneratii) - 10 files

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