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Channel-billed Cuckoo (Scythrops novaehollandiae)

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. It is found in Australia, New Guinea and Indonesia; additionally, it is vagrant in New Caledonia and New Zealand. Wikipedia

Captured on a neighbouring tree, before he got chased away by resident Pied Currawongs and Noisy Miners.

Pour les amis Francais qui seraient interesses, voici la fiche du Coucou Presageur de Oiseaux.net :

www.oiseaux.net/oiseaux/coucou.presageur.html

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Uploaded on November 2, 2023
Taken on October 31, 2023