A cuckoo that may fan its tail. It searches for insects on the ground and lays eggs in other birds’ nests in Australia.
Adults have a gray head, reddish-brown underparts, and black-and-white tail bars. Juveniles differ in color.
It searches for insects on the ground. During breeding in Australia, it lays eggs in the nests of other birds.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.