Hi people down under,
While preparing the trip to Australia between 18 oct and 4 december I stumble
into a rather rare situation about Oriental and Horsfield's Cuckoo.
In the Clements list is mentioned that both species (recently split) occur into
Australia. But I dont know if both can can be found in Australia. Can someone
please clear the situation. Personaly I think that Horsfields occured in
Australia and oriental not, as Horsfields is a very long distance migrant (even
found in Finland).
This is mentioned in Clements:
- Oriental Cuckoo - Cuculus saturatus saturatus (Himalayan Cuckoo)(S Himalayas
to s China and Taiwan; winters to Indonesia and Australia) Has a dark iris
compared with adult Horsfield’s Cuckoo and is larger in size.
- Horsfield’s Cuckoo - Cuculus horsfieldi (Russia to Siberia, n China, Korea,
Japan; winters to n Australia) Formaly a ssp of Oriental Cuckoo. Can only
identified by size and call and has a light iris.
Thanx, Justin Jansen, The Netherlands
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