Pallid Cuckoo
Heteroscenes pallidus
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- Family
- Cuculidae
- Genus
- Heteroscenes
- eBird Code
- palcuc1
Taxonomy Changes
Cuculus pallidus → Heteroscenes pallidus
Genus transfer — GBIF Backbone Taxonomy uses the former name; AviList 2025 uses the current name.
Distribution
Australia including Tasmania; winters northwards to eastern Lesser Sundas
Vocalizations
A Emmerson · CC_BY_4_0
Thomas Jaeger · CC0_1_0
A Emmerson · CC_BY_4_0
graeme lunt · CC_BY_4_0
jstarspots · CC0_1_0
A Emmerson · CC_BY_4_0
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.