Fan-tailed Cuckoo

Here're some facts about Fan-tailed Cuckoo:

• It is found in Australia, Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu.
• Six subspecies have been recognised:
• Cacomantis flabelliformis excitus
• Cacomantis flabelliformis flabelliformis
• Cacomantis flabelliformis meeki
• Cacomantis flabelliformis pyrrhophanus
• Cacomantis flabelliformis schistaceigularis
• Cacomantis flabelliformis simus
• Has a slate-grey head, back and wings, rufous underparts and barred black and white tail.
• Its eye is surrounded by a yellow orbital eye ring.
• Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, paddocks, orchards and gardens.
• In Australia the species breeds from July to January.
• The species in Australia eats a variety of insect and their larvae, fruits and vegetables, small reptiles, mammals and birds, especially bird chicks.
• The fan-tailed cuckoo is listed by the IUCN as being of "Least Concern". No particular threats have been identified and the bird has a wide range and presumed large population and is common in much of its range.

To learn more about fan-tailed cuckoo (Cacomantis flabelliformis) read its Wikipedia entry.