| Pallid cuckoo | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cuculiformes |
| Family: | Cuculidae |
| Genus: | Heteroscenes Cabanis & Heine 1862 |
| Species: | H. pallidus
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| Binomial name | |
| Heteroscenes pallidus (Latham, 1801)
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| Synonyms | |
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Cuculus pallidus, Cacomantis pallidus | |
The pallid cuckoo (Heteroscenes pallidus) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is the only species placed in the genus Heteroscenes. It is found in Australia, with some migration to the islands of Timor and Papua New Guinea.[2] It is between 28 and 33 cm (11 and 13 in) in size, with distinctive markings such as a dark bill, a dark eye with a gold eye-ring and olive grey feet which differentiate it from other cuckoos. The pallid cuckoo is similar in appearance to the oriental cuckoo (Cuculus optatus), with barred immature pallid cuckoos being often mistaken for oriental cuckoos.[2]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Heteroscenes pallidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22683898A93006424. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22683898A93006424.en.
- ^ a b Pizzey, Graham; Knight, Frank; Pizzey, Sarah (2012). The field guide to the birds of Australia. HarperCollins. ISBN 9780732291938. OCLC 505187991.