Summary ²

The Plaintive Cuckoo (Cacomantis merulinus) is a species of bird belonging to the genus Cacomantis in the cuckoo family Cuculidae. It is native to Asia, from India and China to Indonesia.

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1. (c) David Cook Wildlife Photography, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.flickr.com/photos/16520061@N08/4623039899
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cacomantis_merulinus

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