Plaintive Cuckoo
Plaintive Cuckoo · BirdGacha
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Illustration · not to scale
- Body length
- 21–24 cm
- Body Mass
- 25.3 g
- Diet
- Invertebrates
- Migration
- Resident
⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale
Ecomorphologically adapted beak and agile strike momentum tailored to its foraging competition niche (ATK 90).
Lightweight agility and protective plumage camouflage favoring rapid evasive maneuverability over raw armor (DEF 59).
* 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
Michael Frankenstein · Sources & credits
🌍 Range & Habitat
4 · Subspecies & regional ranges
- Cacomantis merulinus querulus
e Himalayas to s China, Indochina and Malay Pen.
- Cacomantis merulinus threnodes
s Malay Pen., Sumatra and Borneo
- Cacomantis merulinus lanceolatus
Java, Bali
- Cacomantis merulinus merulinus
Philippines and Sulawesi
Frequently asked questions
What is its scientific name?
Cacomantis merulinus
Which family does it belong to?
Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
Where is it found?
Oriental & Australasia: Southeastern Asia to Philippines
Sources & credits
📖 Open Full Article on Wikipedia- IOC World Bird List 15.2 ↗
- AVONET ↗
- Body length: Wikipedia ↗
- Bird illustration credits ↗ · huashu-bird-sticker · PolyForm-Shield-1.0.0
- Illustration reference ↗ · Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0
