RarityCommon
Height26 cm
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"Fan-tailed Cuckoo chicks can manipulate host parents significantly smaller than themselves into feeding them."
Field Guide
Fan-tailed Cuckoo
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The Fan-tailed Cuckoo is a medium-sized bird native to Australia. Known for its haunting descending trill, this cuckoo is often heard before it is seen. Its slate-grey upperparts contrast with warm rufous underparts, and it typically perches upright on branches in forests across eastern and southwestern Australia.
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Top Locations
Curated birding spots where the Fan-tailed Cuckoo has been recorded.
- Awabakal Nature Reserve🔥 ActiveNew South Wales · 22 species · 23 sightings · seen 28 days ago
- Horseshoe Bay Lagoon Conservation Park🔥 ActiveQueensland · 31 species · 33 sightings · seen 12 days ago
- Ravensbourne National Park🔥 ActiveQueensland · 1 species · seen 2 days ago
- Barren Grounds Nature ReserveNew South Wales · 12 species · seen 171 days ago
- Blue Gum Hills Regional parkNew South Wales · 5 species · seen 147 days ago
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