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Bedraggled Bird - Channel-billed cuckoo There were 9 of these majestic birds sitting in the rain in an Angophora costata. The cacophony of sound was an experience. Australia,Channel-billed cuckoo,Geotagged,Scythrops novaehollandiae,Spring Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Bedraggled Bird - Channel-billed cuckoo

There were 9 of these majestic birds sitting in the rain in an Angophora costata. The cacophony of sound was an experience.

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    Perfect villain bird! Posted 2 years ago
    1. View Calbost Niel's profile
      Calbost Niel
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      Exactly my thoughts - I'll pop my egg in your nest and you can bring it up. Ha Ha Posted 2 years ago
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    They were very boisterous!! Posted 2 years ago
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    Just looks a bit, to quote Monty Python - "..tired and sh*gged out following a long squawk," Posted 2 years ago
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      An all night squawk methinks Posted 2 years ago
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        Enough said, Niel!! Posted 2 years ago

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The Channel-billed cuckoo

The channel-billed cuckoo is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is monotypic within the genus "Scythrops". The species is the largest brood parasite in the world, and the largest cuckoo.

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Similar species: Cuckoos
Species identified by Calbost Niel
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Uploaded Nov 26, 2023. Captured Nov 24, 2023 09:35 in 200W-201W Great Western Hwy, Hazelbrook NSW 2779, Australia.
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  • NIKON Z 7_2
  • f/9.0
  • 1/1250s
  • ISO640
  • 800mm