Scythrops novaehollandiae
7 Channel-billed Cuckoo at Mongarlowe, NSW
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| Scythrops novaehollandiae | NedJohnston | 2 Oct 2020 | |
| Scythrops novaehollandiae | LisaH | 1 Oct 2020 |
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Significant sighting
Illilanga noted:
2 Oct 2020
Rare, non-breeding summer migrant. These birds may be seen further inland during this summer season due to the impact of the 2019/2020 coast fires.
User's notes
I was alerted by the deep call, and then saw a currawong hassling something - which turned out to be a channel-billed cuckoo (bigger than than the currawong.)
4 comments
2 Oct 2020
Thank you! I was stoked - and very, very surprised! I'd recently seen people talking about them on Birds in Backyards FB, but then to actually see one? Amazing! And as the currawong was annoyed by it, I wonder if there's a cuckoo about to be raised by the currawong?
2 Oct 2020
Looks like you will be keeping an eye on things around there. Could be interesting. Well done.
Location information
- Maps Mongarlowe River
- Places Mongarlowe, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- LisaH Recorded by
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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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Nesting site
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