Channel-billed Cuckoo (Scythrops novaehollandiae)
About the Channel-billed Cuckoo
The channel-billed cuckoo (Scythrops novaehollandiae) 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. It is found in Australia, New Guinea and Indonesia; additionally, it is vagrant in New Caledonia and New Zealand. The species is migratory over part of its range. There are three subspecies, one migratory, the other two resident. The species is listed as least concern by the IUCN.
A real field recording of the Channel-billed Cuckoo. Press play and focus on the rhythm and pitch of each phrase.
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Our streaming copies are mirrored from the original xeno-canto file and transcoded to 96 kbps mono — a modification, so we note it here; the licence for each recording is named in its credit below.
2 recordings on this page · licensed CC BY-SA ×2 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea · xeno-canto lists 61 recordings for this species in total.
Other birds in this region
- Australasian FigbirdSphecotheres vieillotirecording
- Blue-winged KookaburraDacelo leachiirecording
- Fan-tailed CuckooCacomantis flabelliformisrecording
- Grey ShrikethrushColluricincla harmonicarecording
- Helmeted FriarbirdPhilemon buceroidesrecording
- Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotusrecording
These are the birds recorded alongside it, not close relatives — the site holds no other member of its genus or family yet.