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Oriental CuckooAlternate name(s): "Horsfield's Cuckoo", "Blyth's Cuckoo", "Saturated Cuckoo", "Hawk-cuckoo" Size: 28-33 cm; wing span 51-57 cm Weight: 75-130 g |
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ADULT |
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MALE |
Frontal view of a male Oriental Cuckoo; note the
all-grey upper body and head (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Whites Hill Reserve, Brisbane, QLD, February 2019]
Near-frontal view of a male Oriental Cuckoo
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Whites Hill Reserve, Brisbane, QLD, February 2019]
Lateral view of a male Oriental Cuckoo; note the absence of
any rufous tinge on the foreneck, ruling out an adult
female
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Anstead Reserve, Anstead, QLD, March 2019]
Lateral view of a male Oriental Cuckoo
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Anstead Reserve, Anstead, QLD, March 2019]
Lateral view of a male Oriental Cuckoo foraging on the ground
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Anstead Reserve, Anstead, QLD, March 2019]
Near-dorsal view of a male Oriental Cuckoo
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Anstead Reserve, Anstead, QLD, March 2019]
Dorsal view of a male Oriental Cuckoo
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Whites Hill Reserve, Brisbane, QLD, February 2019]
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FEMALE |
Grey morphology
Frontal view of a female Oriental Cuckoo; note the
rufous-tinged foreneck (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Anstead Reserve, Anstead, QLD, March 2019]
Near-frontal view of a female Oriental Cuckoo
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Anstead Reserve, Anstead, QLD, March 2019]
Near-frontal view of a female Oriental Cuckoo
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Anstead Reserve, Anstead, QLD, March 2019]
Rufous morphology
Lateral view of an "hepatic"
(rufous morphology) female Oriental Cuckoo
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Eastlakes Golf Course, Sydney, NSW, March 2017]
Lateral view of an "hepatic"
(rufous morphology) female Oriental Cuckoo
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Eastlakes Golf Course, Sydney, NSW, March 2017]
Near-dorsal view of an "hepatic"
(rufous morphology) female Oriental Cuckoo
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Eastlakes Golf Course, Sydney, NSW, March 2017]
Ventral view of an "hepatic"
(rufous morphology) female Oriental Cuckoo
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Eastlakes Golf Course, Sydney, NSW, March 2017]
Near-dorsal view of an "hepatic"
(rufous morphology) female Oriental Cuckoo in low flight
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Eastlakes Golf Course, Sydney, NSW, March 2017]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Lateral view of an immature male(?) Oriental Cuckoo moulting into adult
plumage; note the white
fringes of the wing feathers
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Botanical Gardens, Darwin, NT, October 2018]
Near-dorsal view of an immature male(?) Oriental Cuckoo moulting into adult
plumage; note the white
fringes of the wing feathers
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Botanical Gardens, Darwin, NT, October 2018]
Dorsal view of an immature male(?) Oriental Cuckoo moulting into adult
plumage; note the white
fringes of the wing feathers
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Botanical Gardens, Darwin, NT, October 2018]
Near-lateral view of an immature female(?) Oriental Cuckoo
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Cattana Wetlands, Smithfield, QLD, December 2018]
Lateral view of an immature Oriental Cuckoo
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Leanyer Swamp, Darwin, NT, December 2020]
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Food, Diet |
Lateral view of a grey-morphology Oriental Cuckoo swallowing
an insect (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Botanical Gardens, Darwin, NT, November 2018]
Oriental Cuckoo with its prey, a hairy caterpillar
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Anstead Reserve, Anstead, QLD, March 2019]