Beautiful Plume vs Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla compared with Cacomantis castaneiventris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Plume	Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Cuculiformes (Cuculiformes)
Family	Pterophoridae	Cuculidae
Genus	Amblyptilia	Cacomantis
Species	Amblyptilia acanthadactyla	Cacomantis castaneiventris

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Plume and Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

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Conservation Status

Beautiful Plume

LC — Least Concern

Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Plume	Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (4 countries), and Europe (31 countries).

Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Beautiful Plume

The Beautiful Plume (Amblyptilia acanthadactyla) is a species in the genus Amblyptilia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are.

Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo

The Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo (Cacomantis castaneiventris) is a species in the genus Cacomantis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.