Please also refer to: Cercococcyx – also known as Long-tailed Cuckoos.
The Long-tailed Cuckoos (Eudynamys taitensis) – also commonly referred to as the Long-tailed Koel or the Koekoeā (in Māori) – occur naturally in New Zealand, and migrates to the islands of the western Pacific in the winter. For more information, see our guide on birds. For more information, see our guide on backyard birds. For more information, see our guide on birds of prey.
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Like other cuckoo, is a brood parasite, laying its eggs in the nests of other hosts – usually Yellowheads, Whiteheads and Brown Creepers from New Zealand . According to RSPB, this species is well documented.
Their eggs usually hatch before those of the hosts and the cuckoo chick will eject the eggs of their hosts. According to Audubon Society, this species is well documented.
It has been noted that Long-tail Cuckoo chicks are able to mimic the calls of their host’s chicks.
