Fan-tailed Cuckoo
Fan-tailed Cuckoo · BirdGacha
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Illustration · not to scale
- Body Mass
- 49.8 g
- Diet
- Invertebrates
- Migration
- Resident
⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale
Ecomorphologically adapted beak and agile strike momentum tailored to its foraging competition niche (ATK 68).
Lightweight agility and protective plumage camouflage favoring rapid evasive maneuverability over raw armor (DEF 42).
* These descriptions interpret game abilities, not measured physical strength. Generated scores use body mass, rarity and balancing rules; legacy cards retain manual values.
How to identify
Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.
Similar species
Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.
Calls & songs
Richard Fuller · Sources & credits
🌍 Range & Habitat
6 · Subspecies & regional ranges
- Cacomantis flabelliformis excitus
montane New Guinea
- Cacomantis flabelliformis flabelliformis
sw WA, s SA to Tasmania and ec QLD (sw, e Australia and Tasmania)
- Cacomantis flabelliformis pyrrophanus
New Caledonia including Loyalty Is.
- Cacomantis flabelliformis meeki
c Solomon Is.
- Cacomantis flabelliformis schistaceigularis
Vanuatu
- Cacomantis flabelliformis simus
w, c Fiji (sw Polynesia)
Frequently asked questions
What is its scientific name?
Cacomantis flabelliformis
Which family does it belong to?
Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
Where is it found?
Australasia & Pacific Ocean: montane New Guinea & Southwestern & Eastern Australia and Tasmania & New Caledonia & Solomon Is. & Vanuatu and Fiji (Southwestern Polynesia)
Sources & credits
📖 Open Full Article on Wikipedia- IOC World Bird List 15.2 ↗
- AVONET ↗
- Bird illustration credits ↗ · huashu-bird-sticker · PolyForm-Shield-1.0.0
- Illustration reference ↗ · Dennis Hocking · CC BY-NC
