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Fan-tailed Cuckoo
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Fan-tailed Cuckoo

(Bundjalung name)

Cacomantis flabelliformis

Songs & Calls

Listen to the call of the fan-tailed cuckoo


I’d love to see a Fan-tailed Cuckoo’s tail – spread out, but she keeps it folded. Maybe catch a glimpse of her in the eucalyptus canopy, preening her tail. A flashy fan dance of her black and white striped tail, open, shaking side to side. She’s a brief visitor here during her migration, lays one egg in another species’ nest, then flies out. She is magnificent. Protect her habitat.

by Jane Treasure

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Credit Birdlife Australia

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