Koekoeā — Long-tailed Cuckoo

Urodynamis taitensis

The long-tailed koel, also known as the long-tailed cuckoo, Pacific long-tailed cuckoo, sparrow hawk, home owl, screecher, screamer or koekoeā in Māori, is a species of the Cuculidae bird family. It is the only species placed in the genus Urodynamis. It is a migratory bird that spends spring and summer in New Zealand, its only breeding place, and spends winter in the Pacific islands. It is a brood parasite, laying its eggs in the nests of other bird species and leaving them to raise its chicks.

Ko te Koekoeā he manu ngahere nō Aotearoa. He manu pīrere. He hāura kōtiwhatiwha ngā huruhuru, he roa he tāwakawaka te kurutou. Whakawhānau ke ai ngā hua i te kōhanga o te pōpokotea. Ko te ingoa pūtaiao ko Eudynamis taitensis. Ko te ingoa reo Pākehā ko te Long-tailed Cuckoo.

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