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A medium-sized cuckoo, with a warm buff colored chest and belly.
Not listed
At a glance
FamilyCuckoos
SizeMedium
RarityCommon
HabitatClosed forest, Grassland, Open woodland, Sparse woodland, and Waterbodies
Best timeMost reliable in Queensland from November to January.
Sounds
Sound sampleRecorded by Richard E. Webster
Range map
Range map
3179visible hotspots
66032visible records
4states
SparseModerateDense hotspot
Aggregated occurance data is sourced from 14 different actively-updating datasets including eBird Australia, iNaturalist Australia, BirdLife Australia, and multiple state-based bird surveys through Atlas of Living Australia.
Species notes
Overview
Gray eyering and heavily barred tail. Lack of a yellow eyering separates it from Fan-tailed Cuckoo, with which it overlaps in Australia and New Guinea.
Behavior
Calls frequently with an exhaustive series of separate whistles that fall in pitch and speed.
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