Cacomantis flabelliformis
Fan-tailed Cuckoo at Moruya, NSW
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| Unverified | LisaH | 3 Oct 2020 |
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I followed a high pitched, continual chirruping, which I initially thought was a cicada, then found that it was a very young cuckoo, following it's foster parents - which I think were striated thornbills (?). The thornbills were kept very busy feeding their very large progeny.
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Location information
- Places Moruya, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
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- Yes Nesting site
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Species information
- Cacomantis flabelliformis Scientific name
- Fan-tailed Cuckoo Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1708.9m Recorded at altitude
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Was this a nesting or breeding site?
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6 / 7
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