Cuckoo, Channel-billed
Scythrops novaehollandiae
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Breeding visitor, mostly occurring Sep to March, with a few
stragglers remaining to Jun-Jul. Migrates to New Guinea and e Indonesia. Occurs
in the canopy of a variety of woodland and forest types, usually with fig
trees. The world’s largest brood-parasite, usually laying in nests of crows, ravens
and currawongs.
The Australian Bird Guide, Peter Menkhorst et al
Classifications: | Bird, forest and grassland |
Family: | Cuculidae |
Information sources: | Photo taken at Seaforth by Marlis Schoeb |