The Moluccan Brush Cuckoo has a dark gray head and throat, with chestnut underparts extending onto the breast. It is recorded in hill forest on the Maluku Islands.
Adults are dark gray from the head through the throat, with chestnut underparts extending onto the breast.
The species is recorded in hill forest on the Maluku Islands. Island-level reports discuss identification and taxonomy among related cuckoos, so not every bird across its range should be assumed to show the same traits.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.