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BIRD FACTS |
Description
The Channel-billed Cuckoo has long curved bill and distinctive patch of bare red skin around the eye. Its loud call is often heard at night.
Other Names
Stormbird or Rainbird
Size
60cm
Habitat
open forest, woodland.
Food
fruit, but will raid other birds nests to eat eggs, chicks.
Credits:
Map is from Atlas of Living Australia website at https://biocache.ala.org.au licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Classification
| Class: | Aves | | Order: | Cuculiformes | | Family: | Cuculidae | | Genus: | Scythrops | | Species: | novaehollandiae | | Common Name: | Channel-billed Cuckoo |
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