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Pallid CuckooAlternative names: "Grasshopper Hawk", "Harbinger-of-Spring", "Stormbird*", "Rainbird*", "Semitone-bird", "Scale-bird", "Brainfever-bird" Size: 28-34 cm Weight: 90 g (average) |
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Classification
Distribution
Sightings
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Breeding
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Eggs
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Taxonomy, classification |
See Pallid Cuckoo
at Wikipedia 
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Range, habitat, finding this species |
(for details refer to a field guide) |
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Sightings |
Pallid Cuckoos showed up where we lived in 2003-2006, 20 km south of Narrabri, NSW, only occasionally.
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Photos |
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Close-up lateral view of a male Pallid Cuckoo
[Eulah Creek, NSW, August 2010]
Here the same Pallid Cuckoo as above issuing its loud call
[Eulah Creek, NSW, August 2010]
Male Pallid Cuckoo on a power line
[20 km south of Narrabri, NSW, 2006]
Dorsal view of a Pallid Cuckoo
[Eulah Creek, NSW, August 2011]
This photo shows the pale patch at the back of the bird's head
[Eulah Creek, NSW, August 2011]
Willie Wagtail was
clearly not pleased by the cuckoo's appearance
[Eulah Creek, NSW, August 2011]
Here again Willie
Wagtail objects to the presence of a young Pallid Cuckoo
[Eulah Creek, NSW, March 2013]
Frontal view of a young Pallid Cuckoo moulting into its adult plumage
[Eulah Creek, NSW, March 2013]
Frontal view of a young Pallid Cuckoo moulting into its adult plumage
[Eulah Creek, NSW, March 2013]
Lateral view of a young Pallid Cuckoo moulting into its adult plumage
[Eulah Creek, NSW, March 2013]
Frontal view of an immature female Pallid Cuckoo
[20 km south of Narrabri, NSW, January 2006]
Dorsal view of the same immature female Pallid Cuckoo as above
[20 km south of Narrabri, NSW, January 2006]
White-plumed Honeyeater
making it clear to a Pallid Cuckoo that it is not welcome
[20 km south of Narrabri, NSW, January 2006]
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Breeding information |
As all cuckoos, Pallid Cuckoos host on smaller bird species. One potential host species is the White-plumed Honeyeater.
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Behaviour |
| Social behaviour: Terrritorial | Mobility: Migratory | Elementary unit: Solitary/pair |
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Food, Diet |
Like most other cuckoos, Pallid Cuckoos are insect hunters. They take their prey from foliage and from the ground. This species has a rare taste for hairy caterpillars, which most other birds dislike.
Immature Pallid Cuckoo with its prey (which looks like a small beetle)
[Eulah Creek, NSW, March 2013]
