Hanging NZ Bird, Shining Cuckoo / Pipiwharauroa
7cm. A NZ native migrant that overwinters in Bismarck Archipelago (New Guinea) or Solomon Islands. The New Zealand subspecies only breeds in New Zealand
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New Zealand, Hanging & Clip Birds
Description
7cm. A NZ native migrant that overwinters in Bismarck Archipelago (New Guinea) or Solomon Islands. The New Zealand subspecies only breeds in New Zealand.Shining cuckoos have the ability to eat toxic insects like hairy caterpillars and ladybirds that other birds avoid.