- Fan-tailed Cuckoo
Taxobox
name = Fan-tailed Cuckoo
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum =Animalia
phylum =Chordata
classis =Aves
ordo =Cuculiformes
familia =Cuculidae
genus = "Cacomantis "
species = "C. flabelliformis"
binomial = "Cacomantis flabelliformis"
binomial_authority = Latham, 1801
synonyms =The Fan-tailed Cuckoo ("Cacomantis flabelliformis") is a species of
cuckoo in theCuculidae family.It is found inAustralia ,Fiji ,Indonesia ,New Caledonia ,New Zealand ,Papua New Guinea ,Solomon Islands , andVanuatu .Habitat
Its natural
habitat s are temperateforest s, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, subtropical or tropical moistmontane s, paddocks, orchards and gardens.The Australian range is fromCape York in Queensland following the coast south toShark Bay in Western Australia. Along the west coast, its range extends no more than 1000km inland. In South Australia the rang is along the coast except in the south-east corner aroundMount Gambier and theEyre Peninsula . It also inhabits Tasmania.Breeding and social habits
In Australia the species breeds from July to January. They only lay one mauve white with red and/or brown spotted egg in the nest of other birds like fairy wrens or thornbill. The nest preferred is usually domed in shape. Voice is like a descending trill with a grasshopper-like chirrip
Diet
The species in Australia eats a variety of insect and their larvae, fruits and vegetables, small reptiles, mammals and birds, especially bird chicks.
References
* BirdLife International 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/47812/all Cacomantis flabelliformis] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.] Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
* "Field guide to the birds of Australia" Graham Pizzey and Frank Knight, Angus & Robertson 1997, 3rd edition 2000. ISBN 0-207-19714-8External links
* [http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=17&bid=114 ABID Images]
* [http://ibc.hbw.com/ibc/phtml/especie.phtml?idEspecie=2433 On the HBW Internet Bird Collection]
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