Scientific Name: Cacomantis sepulcralis
Malay Name: Matinak Dada Jingga Biasa
Chinese Name: 锈胸杜鹃
Range: Found from the Thai-Malay Peninsula to Greater and Lesser Sundas, Sulawesi and south-western Philippines
Taxonomy: Polytypic. Subspecies are: sepulcralis, everetti, virescens.
Local Subspecies: sepulcralis
Size: 21.5-24 cm
Identification: Adult has greyish head, greyish brown upperparts, peachy-rufous throat and rest of underparts and yellowish eyering. Juvenile has rufescent upperparts with blackish bars, whitish underparts with blackish barrings and yellowish eyering. Female can also occur in a rare hepatic form which resembles juvenile.
Similar looking species: Banded Bay Cuckoo, Plaintive Cuckoo
Habitat: Forest, forest edge, mangroves, parks and gardens.
Behaviour/Ecology: Known to brood parasite on Malaysian Pied Fantail in Singapore.
Local Status: Uncommon resident
Location: Central Catchment Forest, Dairy Farm Nature Park, Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, former Bidadari Cemetery, Lorong Halus, Jurong Eco Garden, Pasir Ris Park, Neo Tiew Lane 2, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Tuas South and Pulau Ubin.
- Local extinctions of Singapore birds (Science)
Sound Recordings: xeno-canto Link
Wikipedia Entry: Wikipedia Link
eBird Species page: eBird (Brush Cuckoo)
References:
Robson, C. (2014). Field guide to the birds of South-East Asia (Second Edition). Bloomsbury Publishing, London.
RECOMMENDED CITATION
Bird Society of Singapore. (n.d.). Rusty-breasted Cuckoo. Retrieved on September 29, 2023 from https://singaporebirds.com/species/rusty-breasted-cuckoo.