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Resident, migratory, or with erratic movements in most of Australia, where many birds overwinter. In N Australia occurs in all months, but little breeding; in drier parts of Australia mainly a wet-season visitor. In SW Western Australia, adults arrive Jun and depart Nov; juveniles may remain with foster parents until Feb. Migratory movements are seen along coastal E Australia, in the Murray-Darling region, and at Murphy's Creek. Non-breeding birds occur during the austral winter in the Moluccas and Lesser Sundas ( Flores, Timor), and occasionally in New Guinea. Movements and the distribution of wintering birds through Australia N of 20 S, the reporting rates in summer and winter N of South Australia, and the limited range of cuckoos elsewhere suggest that most birds remain in Australia and move within the continent. In Tasmania, occurs only in the breeding season.   (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1997)

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