Hi Peter,
To my eyes that bird looks like a young Horsfield's Bronze-cuckoo. The bill
is definitely cuckoo-like, and there seems to be a smudgy dark stripe
through the eye. Let me know if you think it fits with your field
observations.
Regards,
Chris Sanderson
On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 4:54 PM, Peter Waanders <>wrote:
> Hi all,
> On a trip to the Birdsville track, SA recently I observed a greyish,
> honeyeater-like bird in a lignum bush that has got me baffled as to what it
> might be. I have put a set of digiscoped photos on my website:
> http://www.sabirding.com/
> <
> http://picasaweb.google.com/waanders.peter/MysteryBird11Nov2010?feat=directlink
> >It
> was about the size of a White-plumed Honeyeater or perhaps a centimeter
> smaller. I'd greatly appreciate any suggestions!
>
> cheers,
>
>
> Peter Waanders
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