Pallid cuckoo

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Pallid Cuckoo
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Cuculiformes
Family:
Cuculidae
Genus:
Cacomantis
Species:
C. pallidus
Binomial name
Cacomantis pallidus
(Latham, 1801)
Synonyms

Cuculus pallidus

Immature

The Pallid Cuckoo (Cacomantis pallidus) is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family. It is found in Australia, Christmas Island, Indonesia, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. Its egg weighs about 3.9g and it incubates for about 13 days.

Media

Pallid Cuckoo calling, early morning SE Queensland, Australia

References

2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.

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