Creature feature: This month we’re focusing on the long-tailed cuckoo/koekoeā, a noisy spring visitor to New Zealand! 👉 The largest of the two cuckoos in NZ, koekoeā migrate to NZ to breed in the spring months from Pacific Islands as far west as Micronesia and stay until autumn before returning. 👀As their name suggests, they have a long tail which is easily identifiable while they are in flight. ℹ They have a dark brown back with horizontal black bars, and a pale cream coloured belly with vert

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