Scythrops novaehollandiae

1 Channel-billed Cuckoo at Braemar, NSW

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Identification history

	Scythrops novaehollandiae	12 Jan 2022	BLSHFour
	Scythrops novaehollandiae	12 Jan 2022	Curiosity

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Birds were harassing a Channel-billed Cuckoo. Magpie-larks were the most aggressive. The cuckoo finally moved on after about 10 min.

2 comments

BLSHFour wrote:

12 Jan 2022

It is likely that this is an adult bird that has returned to supervise or collect its chick and prepare for the northward migration and the magpie larks were defending their foster chick that they have raised.

Curiosity wrote:

13 Jan 2022

Appreciate your insight into the behaviours of the cuckoo and magpie-larks. Both the Channel-billed Cuckoo and Koel have been more vocal over the past week or so and I had wondered why.
Thanks.

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Location information

Coordinates 150.474906 -34.433878
Maps Braemar Wingecarribee Local Government Area
Places Braemar, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
11 Jan 2022 07:32 AM Recorded on
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Birds Cuckoos Curiosity Southern Highlands NatureMapr

Species information

Scythrops novaehollandiae Scientific name
Channel-billed Cuckoo Common name
Not Sensitive
Rare or uncommon native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 619.59m Recorded at altitude
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