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Revision as of 10:24, 7 August 2013

Photo by martinuk
Location: Haast Pass, Otago, South Island, New Zealand

Alternative name: Long-tailed Cuckoo

Urodynamis taitensis

Eudynamys taitensis

Identification

15–16.5 in (38–42 cm), 0.24 lb (120 g). Male, long-tailed, rufous-barred brown above, head blackish; below, white to rufous, iris yellow, bill yellow-horn, nostril slit-like. Females more rufous.

Distribution

New Zealand and many islands in Oceania.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species which some authorities place in genus Eudynamys. Originally: Cuculus taitensis Sparrman, 1787, Tahiti.

Habitat

Forest and scrub.

Behaviour

Diet includes insects, crabs, lizards, eggs, nestlings.

Brood parasite, hosts are songbirds. Nestling evicts host offspring; nestling period is around 21 days.

External Links

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