Birds
Cuckoos
Sighting 4512898

Heteroscenes pallidus

Pallid Cuckoo at Strathnairn, ACT

Heteroscenes pallidus at Strathnairn, ACT - 29 Sep 2023 08:25 AM
Heteroscenes pallidus at Strathnairn, ACT - 29 Sep 2023 08:25 AM
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Identification history

Heteroscenes pallidus 30 Sep 2023 MatthewFrawley
Heteroscenes pallidus 30 Sep 2023 CarbonAI
Heteroscenes pallidus 30 Sep 2023 Christine

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Female, making loud calls unlike their normal call, and was then fed by another bird. Three at this spot, but more calling from further along this road. In fact, five species of cuckoo currently present along this road.

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • True Nesting site

Species information

  • Heteroscenes pallidus Scientific name
  • Pallid Cuckoo Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 919.9m Recorded at altitude
  • 97 images trained Machine learning
  • External link More information

  • Synonyms

    Cacomantis (Vidgenia) pallidus Heteroscenes pallidus

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