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Scythrops novaehollandidae (Latham, 1790) Family: Cuculidae Order: Cuculiformes Back
Channel-billed cuckoo Fratzenkuckuck Coucou présageur Cuco tucan
CMS NL Redlist 2000 (Criteria) NL CITES NL (Europe: SPEC threat status )
Migration: intercontinental non-breeders in New Guinea all year round

Scythrops novaehollandidae

Migratory and seasonal in Australia, where appears first on N coast; passage migrant through Torres Strait. Occurs in Northern Territory Oct-Apr. Rare in Queensland in Sept-Apr, though numbers winter in N Cape York Peninsula and Torres Strait region. Occurs in New Guinea in all months, but is not known to breed there; these involve mainly non-breeding birds from Australia. Vagrant New Zealand and New Caledonia.
(del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1997) - www.hbw.com )

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(Last update: 05.08.02 by E.Heuel)

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