Banded bay cuckoo (Cacomantis sonneratii) is a species of bird in the Cuculidae family. They are found in well-wooded forests, mainly in hill areas. It feeds on insects, especially caterpillars, bugs and grasshoppers.
Both sexes are alike. The adult has bright rufous or bay on the head and back, which is broadly barred with dark brown and whitish creamy underparts with brown streaks. A whitish supercilium is distinctive above a dark eye-line. The bill is long and slightly curved, the wing is darker and the tail is graduated with a dark brown centre. The tail has a subterminal black band and white tips to the feathers. The juvenile is similar but has a pale lower mandible and white fringes to the feathers of the upper body.
This cuckoo is parasitic on the common iora (Aegithina tiphia) because it lays its eggs in the nest of the iora and the adult iora will feed the cuckoo fledgeling.
No | Part | Habit | |
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1 |
Solitary — Single only.
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No | Description | Suitability | Seasonality |
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1 |
Artificial - Terrestrial → Arable Land
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Suitable | Non-breeding |
2 |
Artificial - Terrestrial → Arable Land
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Suitable | Breeding |
3 |
Artificial - Terrestrial → Pastureland
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Suitable | Non-breeding |
4 |
Artificial - Terrestrial → Pastureland
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Suitable | Breeding |
5 |
Artificial - Terrestrial → Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest
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Suitable | Breeding |
6 |
Artificial - Terrestrial → Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest
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Suitable | Non-breeding |
7 |
Forest → Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland Forest
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Suitable | Non-breeding |
8 |
Forest → Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland Forest
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Suitable | Breeding |
9 |
Shrubland → Subtropical/Tropical Dry Shrubland
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Suitable | Non-breeding |
10 |
Shrubland → Subtropical/Tropical Dry Shrubland
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Suitable | Breeding |
11 |
Shrubland → Subtropical/Tropical Moist Shrubland
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Suitable | Non-breeding |
12 |
Shrubland → Subtropical/Tropical Moist Shrubland
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Suitable | Breeding |
Year Published | Assessment | Red List Category | Version |
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2016 | IUCN Red List of Threatened Species |
Least Concern (LC)
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3.1 |
2012 | IUCN Red List of Threatened Species |
Least Concern (LC)
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N/A |
2009 | IUCN Red List of Threatened Species |
Least Concern (LC)
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N/A |
2008 | IUCN Red List of Threatened Species |
Least Concern (LC)
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N/A |
2004 | IUCN Red List of Threatened Species |
Least Concern (LC)
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N/A |
2000 | IUCN Red List of Threatened Species |
Least Concern (LC)
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N/A |
1994 | IUCN Red List of Threatened Species |
Least Concern (LC)
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N/A |
1988 | IUCN Red List of Threatened Species |
Least Concern (LC)
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N/A |
Collection Center | Dried | Live | Slide | Wet | Total | |
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1 | ||||||
1 |
Profile | |
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Abdul Rahman (Mr.)
Department of Wildlife and National Parks (PERHILITAN)
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Birds,
Biodiversity, Conservation, Ecosystems, Environment, Forest, Protected Areas & Wildlife Trade
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Ahmad Khusaini Bin Mohd Kharip Shah (Mr.)
Department of Wildlife and National Parks (PERHILITAN)
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Birds (Ecology),
Conservation
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Birds,
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Andrew Alek Tuen (Prof. Dr.)
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)
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Mammals, Birds,
Protected Areas
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Azmi Mat Ali (Mr.)
Department of Wildlife and National Parks (PERHILITAN)
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Birds (Taxonomy),
Biodiversity, Conservation & Wildlife Trade
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Farah Shafawati Mohd Taib (Dr.)
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
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Birds, Mammals, Rodents, Treeshrews, Squirrels,
Biodiversity, Conservation, Data Analysis, Ecosystems & Taxonomy
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Hasdi Hassan @ Asang (Mr.)
Department of Wildlife and National Parks (PERHILITAN)
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Birds,
Conservation & Management
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Ismail Bin Hj. Mamat (Mr.)
Department of Wildlife and National Parks (PERHILITAN)
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Birds,
Biodiversity, Protected Areas & Invasive Alien Species
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Meor Amran Bin Meor Zulkifilee (Mr.)
Birdgroup Taman Negara (BGTN)
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Birds,
Business, Environment, Forest, Management & Tourism
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Mohammad Shahfiz Azman (Mr.)
Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)
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Amphibians, Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Reptiles,
Awareness, Biodiversity, Conservation, Ecosystems, Environment, Forest, Landscape, Law and Policy, Management, Protected Areas, Science, Systematics, Invasive Alien Species, Like-Minded Megadiverse Countries (LMMC), National Policy on Biological Diversity, Policy, Research and Development (R&D) & Zoonotic
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Mohd Abdul Muin Bin Md Akil (Mr.)
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
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Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles, Snakes,
Biodiversity, Conservation, Evolution, Genetics, Molecular, Protected Areas, Climate Change & Invasive Alien Species
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Mustafa Abdul Rahman (Prof. Dr.)
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)
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Birds,
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Rahmah Binti Ilias (Mrs.)
Department of Wildlife and National Parks (PERHILITAN)
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Birds,
Biodiversity, Conservation, Protected Areas & Invasive Alien Species
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Rosli Hashim (Prof. Dr.)
University of Malaya (UM)
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Birds (Ecology), Mammals (Ecology), Spiders, Insects,
Biodiversity & Protected Areas
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Rosli Ramli (Assoc. Prof. Dr.)
University of Malaya (UM)
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Mammals (Ecology), Birds,
Biodiversity, Digital Sequence Information (DSI), Protected Areas & Marine & Coastal
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Syaizwan Zahmir Zulkifli (Dr.)
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
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Birds (Ecology), Fishes (Ecology), Molluscs (Ecology),
Biodiversity, Conservation, Ecosystems, Marine & Coastal & Water
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Yeap Chin Aik (Mr.)
Malaysian Nature Society (MNS)
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Birds (Ecology),
Awareness, Biodiversity, Biological Resource, Conservation, Ecosystems, Education, Forest, Landscape, Management, Protected Areas & Traditional Knowledge (TK)
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Acknowledgements :- Ms. Aida Salihah Binti Abu Bakar, Ms. Ajla Rafidah Baharom, Mr. Allen Jeyarajasingam, Mrs. Aziemah Binti Kinan, Mr. Badrul Amin Bin Jaffar, Ms. Fatin Farisha Binti Mohd Jamil, Ms. Fatin Qurratul 'ain Binti Saberam, Ms. Mira Farzana Binti Mohamad Mokhtar, Ms. Norayuni Binti Ramlee, Mrs. Nur Hazwanie Binti Abd Halim, Ms. Nurfadzilah Bt Azmi, Ms. Nurfarhana Hizan Binti Hijas, Ms. Nursyafiqa Madzlen, Ms. Siti Zubaidah Binti Abdul Latif, Mr. Tan Kok Kiat & Mr. Yasser Mohamed Arifin
Photo credit :- Koay Zhong Ying & Mohd Rosmadi Hassan
Species Citation :- Cacomantis sonneratii. Malaysia Biodiversity Information System (MyBIS). Accessed via https://www.mybis.gov.my/sp/20967. [Retrieved 28 November 2023].
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