One of the most southerly-ranging brood-parasitic birds in the world, breeding as far south as Tasmania and the subantarctic islands.
At a glance
Sounds
Range map
Range map
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
Parasitises gerygone species across its range. Distinguished from Horsfield’s Bronze-Cuckoo in Australia by lacking the dark stripe through the eye, and typically occurs in wetter and denser forest than Horsfield’s.
Behavior
Brood parasite of gerygones and other small passerines. Often detected by territorial calls: a fast repeated rising “coo-ee” whistle, sometimes mixed with a rougher, slower falling “tsee-ew” phrase.
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