Pallid Cuckoo
Heteroscenes pallidus(Latham, J, 1801)
English (US) Pallid Cuckoo
The Pallid Cuckoo (Heteroscenes pallidus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Cuculidae (Cuckoos) in the order Cuculiformes.
Range: Australia including Tasmania; winters northwards to eastern Lesser SundasRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Heteroscenes pallidus
- Family
- Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Pallid Cuckoo
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1801)
No guides listed yet for Pallid Cuckoo
Be the first expert to offer guided tours for this species.
Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Columba pallida
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1801)
- Type locality
- New Holland = New South Wales apud Mathews.
- Original description
- Supplementum indicis ornithologici, sive systematis ornithologiæ p.lx
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Cuckoos
Black-eared Cuckoo
Chalcites osculans
Rufous-throated Bronze Cuckoo
Chalcites ruficollis
Shining Bronze Cuckoo
Chalcites lucidus
White-eared Bronze Cuckoo
Chalcites meyerii
Little Bronze Cuckoo
Chalcites minutillus
Pied Bronze Cuckoo
Chalcites crassirostris
White-crowned Cuckoo
Caliechthrus leucolophus
Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo
Cacomantis castaneiventris
Fan-tailed Cuckoo
Cacomantis flabelliformis
Banded Bay Cuckoo
Cacomantis sonneratii
Plaintive Cuckoo
Cacomantis merulinus
Grey-bellied Cuckoo
Cacomantis passerinus
Looking for a different species?