I was going to suggest a Shining Bronze Cuckoo but I see I’m a bit late.
So here is a photo I got of our second sighting of a Black-eared Cuckoo with a
Horsfields Bronze Cuckoo.
Why? Coz I like photos with different birds.
Peter Morgan
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> On 8 Oct 2017, at 10:15 pm, SeanDooley <> wrote:
>
> Hi David,
>
> This is a Shining Bronze-Cuckoo, most probably a juvenile as you say, given
> the hint of the yellow in the gape and the overall 'fluffiness' and duller
> plumage when compared to the adults. Also no hint of barring around the face
> which the adults usually have. If it was a Horsfield's in any plumage, it
> would have a noticeable black mark through the eye continuing on through the
> ear coverts.
>
> Cheers, Sean Dooley
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Birding-Aus On Behalf Of
> David Jackson
> Sent: Sunday, 8 October 2017 4:48 PM
> To:
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Help with identification
>
> While wandering around Bongil Bongil National Park a week or so ago, I was
> looking over a vegetation-covered dune to sea and caught a few very poor
> photos (long distance, only 250 mm lens, hand held) of a bird scrambling
> around. Three of these are attached (lowish resolution for email). The bird
> was circa 15 cm in length, juvenile I guess but the most striking thing was
> its back. In the sun, the back had a number of greenish-goldish flecks which
> were most striking-indeed iridescent in the bright sun. Any suggestions on
> what this bird could be?
>
> Many thanks in advance
>
> David at Blackheath
>
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