Long-tailed koel (Urodynamis tailtensis)

Wikipedia: Long-tailed köl Source: WIKIPEDIA Eudynamistaitensis.jpg

Observations

🔍 No documented observation

Description

Classification: Genus Urodynamis (Urodynamis); Family Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
General: The Pacific long-tailed cuckoo (Urodynamis taitensis), also known as the long-tailed cuckoo, long-tailed koel, sparrow hawk, home owl, screecher, screamer^[2] or koekoeā in Māori, is a species of the Cuculidae bird family (the cuckoos). It is a migratory bird that spends spring and summer in New Zealand, its only breeding place, and spends winter in the Pacific islands. It is a brood parasite, laying its eggs in the nests of other bird species and leaving them to raise its chicks. [more]