Species fact sheet
Cuculus pallidus | (Latham, 1801) | Family: Cuculidae | Order: Cuculiformes | Back |
Pallid cuckoo | Blaßkuckuck | Coucou pâle | Cuco pálido |
CMS |
Redlist 2000 (Criteria) |
CITES |
(Europe: SPEC threat status ) |
Migration: partial | intercontinental, resident or with erratic movements |
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.
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Explanatory notes | (Last update: 05.08.02 by E.Heuel) |