Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
Pallid Cuckoo (Cuculus pallidus) - HBW 4, p. 556
French: Coucou pâle
German: Blaßkuckuck
Spanish: Cuco Pálido
Taxonomy: Columba pallida Latham, 1801, New South Wales.
Considered by some authorities to be intermediate in form between genera Cuculus and Cacomantis. Monotypic.
Distribution: Australia and Tasmania. Winters N to Wallacea.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Adult singing and being mobbed by Rainbow Bee-eaters. Locality Dayboro, Queensland, Australia
Tom Tarrant 6 October 2007 4 years ago 1 min 7 sec 4.6 -
A bird on a branch, calling Locality Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (Monotypic species)
Geoffrey Dabb 30 November 2001 6 years ago 33 sec 4.6 -
A fledgling chick on a branch, calling and being fed by a White-plumed Honeyeater Locality Callum Brae, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (Monotypic species)
Nick Talbot 8 January 2007 6 years ago 9 sec 4.5 -
An adult perched on a branch Locality Samsonvale, Queensland, Australia (Monotypic species)
Tom Tarrant 30 September 1994 8 years ago 33 sec 4.2 -
A fledgling chick perched on a branch and calling Locality Callum Brae, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (Monotypic species)
Nick Talbot 8 January 2007 6 years ago 13 sec 4.1 -
A fledgling chick being fed by two White-plumed Honeyeaters Locality Callum Brae, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (Monotypic species)
Nick Talbot 8 January 2007 6 years ago 3 sec 4
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An adult bird perched in a tree, seen from below.
Locality South Australia, Australia (Monotypic species)
Pete Morris 1 October 2003 16 weeks ago 4 -
Bird responding to 'whistled' imitation of it's call.
Locality Lake Samsonvale, Queensland, Australia
Tom Tarrant 12 October 2008 4 years ago 3.8 -
Perched on a dead branch in the morning light
Locality Waikerie, South Australia, Australia
Peter Strauss 10 April 2011 2 years ago 3.8 -
adult feeding caterpillar to immature
Locality Kate Reed State Recreation Area, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia (Monotypic species)
Dirk Tomsa 19 December 2009 1 year ago 3.8 -
Adult bird perched conspicuously on exposed branch just under the tree canopy.
Locality Gluepot Nature Reserve, South Australia, Australia
Edward Smith 29 October 2009 2 years ago 3.7 -
Single calling in response to 'whistled' imitation of call.
Locality Dayboro, Queensland, Australia
Tom Tarrant 6 October 2007 4 years ago 3.7
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An adult bird singing while being mobbed by Rainbow Bee-eaters. Locality Dayboro, Queensland, Australia
(Monotypic species)
Tom Tarrant 6 October 2007 15 weeks ago 4
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