Genus: Scythrops
Description
This genus contains only one species, the Channel-billed Cuckoo from Indonesia, New Guinea and Australia.
It's a very large, atypical Cuckoo. Like many other species of this family it's a brood parasite.
Taxonomy
Scythrops is a genus in the Family Cuculidae.
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| S. novaehollandiae | Channel-billed Cuckoo | ||
References
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliot, and J Sargatal, eds. 1997. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 4: Sandgrouse to Cuckoos. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334221
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Scythrops. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Scythrops
Pages in category ‘Scythrops’
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