plaintive cuckoo

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q862874
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plaintive cuckoo

Summary

plaintive cuckoo is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (71 views/month, #1,602 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • plaintive cuckoo's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • plaintive cuckoo is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • plaintive cuckoo's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • plaintive cuckoo belongs to the parent taxon Cacomantis[6].
  • plaintive cuckoo is endemic to Namdapha National Park[7].
  • plaintive cuckoo is endemic to Buxa Tiger Reserve[8].
  • plaintive cuckoo is endemic to Nameri National Park[9].
  • plaintive cuckoo is endemic to Baidyabati DVC Canal[10].
  • plaintive cuckoo is endemic to Purbasthali[11].
  • plaintive cuckoo is endemic to Santragachi Jheel[12].
  • plaintive cuckoo is endemic to Sunderbans Wildlife National Park[13].
  • plaintive cuckoo is endemic to Rabindra Sarobar[14].
  • plaintive cuckoo is endemic to Neora Valley National Park[15].
  • plaintive cuckoo is endemic to Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary[16].
  • plaintive cuckoo is endemic to Chintamoni Kar Bird Sanctuary[17].
  • plaintive cuckoo is endemic to Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden[18].
  • plaintive cuckoo is endemic to Bibhutibhushan Wildlife Sanctuary[19].
  • plaintive cuckoo is endemic to Bandhi[20].
  • plaintive cuckoo is endemic to Bakkhali[21].
  • plaintive cuckoo is endemic to Baranti[22].
  • plaintive cuckoo is endemic to Basipota[23].
  • plaintive cuckoo is endemic to Central Park[24].
  • plaintive cuckoo is endemic to Hijuli Forest[25].
  • plaintive cuckoo is endemic to Khisma Forest[26].
  • plaintive cuckoo is endemic to Fambong Lho Wildlife Sanctuary[27].

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Classification

plaintive cuckoo's scientific name is Cacomantis merulinus[28]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Cacomantis[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'cog alarus'}[29], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Plaintive Cuckoo'}[30], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Klagekuckuck'}[31], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cuco plañidero'}[32], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'cucut ploraner'}[33], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'kukačka naříkavá'}[34].

Distribution

Recorded endemic to include Namdapha National Park[7], Buxa Tiger Reserve[8], Nameri National Park[9], Baidyabati DVC Canal[10], Purbasthali[11], and Santragachi Jheel[12].

Identifiers

plaintive cuckoo's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 121385[35]. plaintive cuckoo's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 914640[36]. plaintive cuckoo's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2496253[37]. plaintive cuckoo's ITIS TSN is recorded as 554692[38].

Why It Matters

plaintive cuckoo ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (71 views/month, #1,602 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . researchgate.net. researchgate.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [35] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [38] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [36] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [37] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [32] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [33] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [34] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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