Scythrops novaehollandiae
1 Channel-billed Cuckoo at Mongarlowe, NSW
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| Scythrops novaehollandiae | MichaelBedingfield | 21 Jan 2025 | ||
| Eudynamys orientalis | CarbonAI | 21 Jan 2025 | ||
| Scythrops novaehollandiae | LisaH | 21 Jan 2025 |
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I was surprised to hear the call of the young channel-billed cuckoo again - in pretty much exactly the same spot as 6 days earlier. However, this time the calling was not as incessant. I spotted the host parent (pied currawong, fifth photo). The cuckoo flew off to copse a little way away from the parents, and sat there, calling just once or twice, hopping from branch to branch. I did not see it being fed at all. From my limited reading, I understand the channel-billed natural parents hang around somewhere in the area while their chicks are raised by the unwitting hosts. They then come back to collect the juvenile before flying north to PNG/Indonesia? I'm wondering if this particular juvenile will soon be claimed by its parent(s), and begin its migration? I suspect this also indicates this area was close to the nest location . . .
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Location information
- Maps Mongarlowe River
- Places Mongarlowe, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- LisaH Recorded by
- Yes Nesting site
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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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