| Family:
Cuculidae |
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In
Tench Reserve, 19 Aug 2004
© 2004 Mike Simpson |
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In
Tench Reserve, 17 Aug 2005
© 2005 Mike Simpson |
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| Status:
Fairly Common/Part
migratory |
| The
Fan-tailed Cuckoo is a medium sized cuckoo,
sometimes found in the Penrith area. It lays it's eggs in the nests of
small birds such as Thornbills, Fairy Wrens, Flycatchers and some
Honeyeaters.
This bird's breast is more of a buff shade than shown in
this photograph.
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| Size:
25-27cm |
| Nesting
Ecology:
The Fan-tailed Cuckoo does not build a nest, but as stated above lays
an egg in the nest of another bird. |
| Australian
Distribution:
E.Australia around to SW West Australia, also Tasmania. |