Photographic evidence of an adult Long-tailed Cuckoo 'Urodynamys taitensis' visiting the nest of a Norfolk Island Golden Whistler 'Pachycephala pectoralis xanthoprocta'

A remote motion-triggered camera captured images of an adult Long-tailed Cuckoo 'Urodynamys taitensis' visiting and possibly depredating a Norfolk Island Golden Whistler 'Pachycephala pectoralis xanthoprocta' nest in late December 2018. This is the first documented instance of a...

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Published in:Australian field ornithology 2019-01, Vol.36, p.89-92
Main Authors: Alexandra H Nance, Rohan H Clarke
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Birds
Cuckoos
Nests
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Summary:A remote motion-triggered camera captured images of an adult Long-tailed Cuckoo 'Urodynamys taitensis' visiting and possibly depredating a Norfolk Island Golden Whistler 'Pachycephala pectoralis xanthoprocta' nest in late December 2018. This is the first documented instance of a Long-tailed Cuckoo visiting the nest of a Pachycephala species, and is a rare occurrence of this Cuckoo on Norfolk Island at this time of year. A preliminary comparison of the eggs of the Cuckoo and the Whistler indicates the Whistler as a potential brood-host for this Cuckoo on Norfolk Island.
ISSN:1448-0107