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ML201873101 IBC 1514235
Contributor
Robert Humphries Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Wooleen Station
Murchison, Western Australia, Australia
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
- Behaviors
- Vocalizing
- Sounds
- Call
Media notes
An adult Pallid Cuckoo perching and calling. The Pallid Cuckoo (Heteroscenes or Cacomantis pallidus) is a breeding migrant in Australia, wintering in the north and moving south in Spring to breed. It is Australia’s most widespread cuckoo and may be found in open forests, woodlands and in this case Mulga shrublands in semi-arid areas. The Pallid Cuckoo parasitises cup-nesting birds – honeyeaters, woodswallows, whistlers, cuckoo-shrikes and flycatchers. This adult was perched in an Acacia on Wooleen Station in the Murchison Region of Western Australia, calling in windy conditions. The video is hand-held – my apology for the shaky footage. Elevation: 293 m. Date added to IBC: August 21, 2018.
Observation details
IBC scientific name: Heteroscenes pallidus.
Collection
Internet Bird Collection (IBC)
Technical information
- Camera
- Microphone
- Accessories
- Original file size
- 53.43 MB