Pallid Cuckoo

Scientific name: Heteroscenes pallidus

Meaning of name:

The meaning of Heteroscenes is not known. Pallidus is Latin for pallid.

Aboriginal Name:

Djoodorn (choo’dawn).

Distribution:

Found throughout Australia.

Description:

This bird is approximately 31 centimetres long with a 52 centimetre wingspan.

References:

Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds. Various contributors.

What Bird is That? Neville W Cayley. 1978

Aboriginal names of bird species in south-west Western Australia, with suggestions for their adoption into common usage. Ian Abbott. 2009. Conservation Science Western Australia Journal. Volume 7 No 2 https://library.dbca.wa.gov.au/Journals/080559/080559-07.015.pdf

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/e948fd99-7550-4d1b-866a-75666cc61f96