Channel-billed Cuckoo

Scythrops novaehollandiae

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Cuculiformes
Family
Cuculidae
Genus
Scythrops
eBird Code
chbcuc2

Vocalizations

Will Cornwell · CC_BY_4_0
Nathan Odgers · CC0_1_0
James Ray · CC0_1_0
James Ray · CC0_1_0
Pete Woodall · CC_BY_4_0

Subspecies (3)

  • Scythrops novaehollandiae fordi

    Sulawesi region, including Banggai and Sula islands (off eastern Sulawesi), and Tukangbesi islands (off southeastern Sulawesi)

  • Scythrops novaehollandiae novaehollandiae

    breeds northern and eastern Australia; winters northward to New Guinea, Lesser Sundas, and Moluccas

  • Scythrops novaehollandiae schoddei

    Bismarck Archipelago

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.