Scythrops novaehollandiae
1 Channel-billed Cuckoo at Braemar, NSW
Identification history
| Scythrops novaehollandiae | 12 Jan 2022 | BLSHFour | ||
| Scythrops novaehollandiae | 12 Jan 2022 | Curiosity |
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User's notes
Birds were harassing a Channel-billed Cuckoo. Magpie-larks were the most aggressive. The cuckoo finally moved on after about 10 min.
2 comments
BLSHFour
wrote:
12 Jan 2022
It is likely that this is an adult bird that has returned to supervise or collect its chick and prepare for the northward migration and the magpie larks were defending their foster chick that they have raised.
Curiosity
wrote:
13 Jan 2022
Appreciate your insight into the behaviours of the cuckoo and magpie-larks. Both the Channel-billed Cuckoo and Koel have been more vocal over the past week or so and I had wondered why.
Thanks.
Thanks.
Location information
- Coordinates 150.474906-34.433878
- Places Braemar, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 11 Jan 2022 07:32 AM Recorded on
- Curiosity Recorded by
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Curiosity Southern Highlands NatureMapr Scythrops novaehollandiae Cuckoos Birds
Species information
- Scythrops novaehollandiae Scientific name
- Channel-billed Cuckoo Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 648.49m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
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5 / 7
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