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Species profile—Scythrops novaehollandiae (channel-billed cuckoo)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Cuculidae (parasitic cuckoos and coucals) → Scythrops novaehollandiae (channel-billed cuckoo)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Cuculidae (parasitic cuckoos and coucals)
Scientific name
Scythrops novaehollandiae Latham, 1790
Common name
channel-billed cuckoo
WildNet taxon ID
1740
Alternate name(s)
flood bird
stormbird
rain bird
hornbill
fig hawk
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Back on Track (BoT) status
Low
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Terrestrial

Other resources

Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM)
Atlas of Living Australia

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1740

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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