Cacomantis flabelliformis
(Fan-tailed cuckoo)
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FAMILY |
Cuculidae |
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Species |
Cacomantis flabelliformis |
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Common name |
Fan-tailed cuckoo |
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Main colour(s) |
Bluish-grey with cinnamon-rufous underparts |
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Distinctive feature |
Tail with prominent white markings, 25 cm long |
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Campus |
Townsville |
Description
This cuckoo about 25 cm long has a bluish-grey head and upper back with underparts cinnamon rufous to yellowish in colour. The tail is dark grey with prominent white markings. Legs and feet are dull yellow, eyes brown with yellow eyelids, bill dark.
