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Cuckoos

Featured sightings

Scythrops novaehollandiae (Channel-billed Cuckoo) at Mongarlowe, NSW - 15 Jan 2025 by LisaH

Eudynamys orientalis (Pacific Koel) at Palmerston, ACT - 10 Jan 2025 by pjpiper

Heteroscenes pallidus (Pallid Cuckoo) at Yass River, NSW - 8 Dec 2024 by SenexRugosus

Chalcites lucidus (Shining Bronze-Cuckoo) at Pialligo, ACT - 16 Aug 2024 by trevsci

Eudynamys orientalis (Pacific Koel) at Tolga, QLD - 18 Feb 2022 by HelenCross

Chrysococcyx basalis (Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo) at Coombs, ACT - 7 Sep 2018 by KumikoCallaway

Chalcites lucidus (Shining Bronze-Cuckoo) at Capalaba, QLD - 21 Jun 2023 by TimL

Eudynamys orientalis (Pacific Koel) at Higgins, ACT - 30 Jan 2023 by AlisonMilton

Latest sightings

Eudynamys orientalis at Kingston, ACT - 1 Nov 2025 by Tawny4

Eudynamys orientalis at Aranda, ACT - 31 Oct 2025 by KMcCue

Eudynamys orientalis at Griffith, ACT - 29 Oct 2025 by RobParnell

Unverified Cuckoo at Fisher, ACT - 21 Jan 2024 by Paul57

Eudynamys orientalis (Pacific Koel) at Lake Conjola, NSW - 21 Oct 2025 by MichaelWenke

Eudynamys orientalis (Pacific Koel) at Macarthur, ACT - 15 Oct 2025 by RodDeb

Scythrops novaehollandiae (Channel-billed Cuckoo) at Bargo, NSW - 14 Oct 2025 by Freebird

Scythrops novaehollandiae (Channel-billed Cuckoo) at Pappinbarra, NSW - 7 Oct 2025 by AngFrost

Chalcites lucidus (Shining Bronze-Cuckoo) at Hall, ACT - 6 Oct 2025 by Anna123

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Baronia wrote:

28 Oct 2025

Cacomantis flabelliformis

lalaimo wrote:

27 Oct 2025

Female Pacific Koel

Unverified Cuckoo

MatthewFrawley wrote:

5 Oct 2025

This one looks like an immature bird, with head and neck streaked and the markings on the wings.

Heteroscenes pallidus

MatthewFrawley wrote:

31 Aug 2025

First NatureMapr sighting of a Fan-tailed Cuckoo for Canberra & Southern Tablelands since 1 April 2025.

Cacomantis flabelliformis

maznee wrote:

12 May 2025

Thank you. That’s great to know.

Cacomantis flabelliformis

Significant sightings

Scythrops novaehollandiae at Mongarlowe, NSW
Chrysococcyx osculans at Strathnairn, ACT
Chrysococcyx osculans at Florey, ACT
Scythrops novaehollandiae at Mongarlowe, NSW
Eudynamys orientalis at Narrabundah, ACT
Scythrops novaehollandiae at Aranda, ACT

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