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Long-tailed Cuckoo

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Also known as Urodynamis taitensis

species of bird

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Within Vinony's link graph, Long-tailed Cuckoo is referenced by 209 other articles, and connects out to Cuculidae, bird and Wikidata.

It is catalogued under topics including Birds described in 1787, Birds of New Zealand and Birds of the Pacific Ocean.

Its subject is documented across 32 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

Least Concern

Pacific Long-tailed Cuckoo

species

Observations486

キジカッコウ(Urodynamis taitensis) は、カッコウ目カッコウ科キジカッコウ属に分類される鳥類。 繁殖はニュージーランドで行い、冬季には太平洋南西部の島々へと渡る。マオリ語では“koekoeā”と呼ばれる。シロモフアムシクイ Mohoua albicilla、キイロモフアムシクイ Mohoua ochrocephala、ニュージーランドムシクイ Mohoua novaeseelandiaeなどの巣に托卵を行う[要出典]。卵は宿主の卵より早く孵化し、宿主の卵を巣から排除する。本種の雛は宿主の雛の鳴き声を模倣することが可能である。

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Wikidata facts

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taxon rank
species
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
taxon name
Urodynamis taitensis
Commons category
Urodynamis taitensis
Commons gallery
Urodynamis taitensis
taxon common name
coel-neozelandês
endemic to
New Zealand
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Encyclopedic overview

The long-tailed koel (Urodynamis taitensis), also known as the long-tailed cuckoo, Pacific long-tailed cuckoo, sparrow hawk, home owl, screecher, screamer or koekoeā in Māori, is a species of the Cuculidae bird family (the cuckoos). It is the only species placed in the genus Urodynamis. 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.

Taxonomy

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Long-tailed Cuckoo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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