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This page is about New Zealand species. For the African long-tailed cuckoos, see Cercococcyx.

Long-tailed cuckoo
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Cuculiformes
Family:	Cuculidae
Genus:	Urodynamis
Species:	U. taitensis
Binomial name
Urodynamis taitensis (Sparrman, 1787)
Synonyms
Eudynamys taitensis

The Pacific long-tailed cuckoo NTS: appears to ne uniformly called long-tailed cuckoo, what are wiki's naming conventions for clashing common names (Urodynamis taitensis), also known as the long-tailed cuckoo, long-tailed koel, or the koekoeā in Māori, is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. The species breeds in New Zealand, and migrates to the islands of the south-western Pacific in the winter.

The long-tailed cuckoo is a brood parasite, laying its eggs in the nests of yellowheads, whiteheads and brown creepers. The eggs hatch before those of the host and the young chicks eject the eggs of the host. Long-tailed cuckoo chicks are able to mimic the calls of their host's chicks.

History and distribution

(When described, prev genus placement)

http://eol.org/pages/1064883/details

The long-tailed cuckoo breeds in New Zealand and its surrounding islands, then migrating to other Polynesian regions and the Bismarck Archipelago in Oceania for winter (EOL). The IUCN (italicized?) considers the long-tailed cuckoo to have a large range, and is classified to be of Least Concern (capitalization?) despite its declining trend as of its 2016 assessment.(IUCN)

https://www.hbw.com/species/long-tailed-koel-urodynamis-taitensis#Descriptive_notes

Description

The Pacific long-tailed cuckoo is one of two Cuculidae (cuckoo) species commonly found in New Zealand; the other being the shining bronze cuckoo.

References

• Davies, N (2000) Cuckoos, Cowbirds and Other Cheats T & A D Poyser, London, ISBN 0-85661-135-2