I suppose I have visited ANBG about 30 or so times since
early Spring and I have heard FTCs more often than not. I would not
expect them to call throughout Winter, but it is not all that unusual to hear
them in June and July. Certainly, this is the least migratory of our
cuckoos. Below are the season maps for the species from the BA atlas.
As the species is rather sluggish and
usually calls from the denser veg reporting is usually prompted by the call.
This, I think largely explains the Spring map. The other maps are not all
that different from one another. There would be a bit of altitudinal
movement, and no doubt they range around somewhat in search of caterpillar
concentrations. If it were not called a ‘cuckoo’, I wonder if
it would not be described as a ‘resident’. On the other hand,
local practice is to require a very slight amount of partial relocation to earn
a species the ‘migrant’ label, so perhaps on that basis it is just
another one of our many local ‘migrants’.
-----Original Message-----
From: Robin Hide [
Sent: Wednesday, 21 April 2010 5:02 PM
To: COG line
Subject: Fan-tailed Cuckoo in the ANBG
At the Aus Nat Botanic Garden this afternoon at c.
4.0-4.15pm, in
section 191s (Sydney region), after hearing a persistent
call, I had a
good view of a Fan-tailed Cuckoo.
Robin Hide
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