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| Eudynamys taitensis |
(Sparrman, 1787) |
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Family: Cuculidae |
Order: Cuculiformes |
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Long-tailed koel |
Coucou de Nouvelle-Zélande |
Koel colilargo |
Langschwanzkoel |
| Migration: intercontinental |
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Long-distance migrant, moving seasonally from New Zealand to Melanesia, Micronesia and ( mainly) Polynesia,
where remains May - Sept; resident on Raoul ( Kermadecs). Adults arrive in breeding area in Oct and depart in
Jan or Feb. Migrates at night, giving loud calls in flight. Immatures remain in their tropical non-breeding areas,
and do not return to New Zealand to breed until their 2nd year. (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J
(eds), 1997)
- digitised by GROMS, after del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1997) - www.hbw.com,
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| (Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel) |