Channel-billed cuckoo, Scythrops novaehollandiae, AV2537

Physical Description

Study skin of big bird with head and tail in line with the body. Head is facing backwards and curved to the right. Both wings are folded against its body. Both feet are paralell and held straight.

References

Channel-billed Cuckoos in New Zealand in spring 1996; G Brackenbury, A. Tennyson

Field Collection

Invercargill

Measurements

Maximum dimensions (H x W x D): 85 x 100 x 580mm

Sex

Male