Scythrops novaehollandiae
(Channel-billed cuckoo)
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FAMILY |
Cuculidae |
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Species |
Scythrops novaehollandiae |
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Common name |
Channel-billed cuckoo |
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Main colour(s) |
Grey and white |
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Distinctive feature |
Large whitish bill and slow flight, body 62.5 cm long |
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Campus |
Townsville |
Description
A relatively large bird, this cuckoo has an average size of 62.5 cm long. Head is white, body grey with white markings and the underparts are whitish. The tail is white-grey with a black band near the tip. Legs and feet are dark grey, eyes are red and there is bare red-coloured skin extending from the eye to the large whitish bill. This cuckoo has a slow flight pattern and can be found in woodland on the campus.
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