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Brush Cuckoo

Cuckoos come in numerous shapes and sizes from the tiny Bronze Cuckoos to the large Channel –billed and fitting nicely in the middle of this range is the common Brush Cuckoo. Resident around Mission Beach these birds undergo some seasonal … Continue reading

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Channel-billed Cuckoo – Mission Beach

Channel-billed Cuckoos are the titans of the family in Australian skies. Large birds with large, strong beaks added to a bully boy nature make this Cuckoo a respected forest dweller. Their diet is comprised mostly of Figs and so with … Continue reading

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Shining Bronze Cuckoo

Cuckoos are unpopular creatures amongst other birds, naturally because of their habit of depositing their own eggs in someone else’s nest, a practice that most Cuckoos indulge in. The group, are however, common and well represented in Mission Beach and … Continue reading

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