Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 12:36:29 +1030

[Tom Tarrant <>]

Hi Andrew,

Although not the same experience as yours, I once saw a juvenile Pallid
Cuckoo being fed by at least 3 different species of birds, (Silvereye,
Yellow-faced and White-naped Honeyeaters) on the Golf-Course at
Stanthorpe S.Qld. Have got footage of this on digital video if anyone
is interested.

Tom

On 11/29/05, brian fleming <> wrote:

Andrew Plimer wrote:

> Hi All,
>
>
>
> I just returned from Gluepot with a few good sightings (Pied
> Honeyeater, Black-eared Cuckoo, Splendid Fairy Wren in breeding plumage).
>
>
>
> One example of bird behaviour I witnessed which I found very
> interesting was an adult Pallid Cuckoo feeding a squawking juvenile
> Pallid Cuckoo. The juvenile was not in a nest and was flying to the
> adult on command when it had caught its latest feed.
>
>
>
> As they are parasitic, I found this behaviour very interesting. Has
> anyone else witnessed similar?
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Andrew.
>
Several years ago we saw a very streaked and spotted Pallid Cuckoo being
fed  caterpillars by an adult bird.  This was in northern Victoria, on
the way to Hattah.NP .
Correspondence in the 'Bird Observer' as I recall was not very
conclusive - one party claiming that it could be male feeding female in
courtship, (but do female Pallids resemble immature in pattern?), and
others that adults do in fact feed adolescent young.  I incline to the
latter interpretation.
Anthea Fleming
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