Hello Margaret;
This is a nice photo of a Fan-tailed Cuckoo. The yellow eye-ring and rufous throats separates this species from the similar Brush-cuckoo, which has a grey throat, lacks the eye-ring and is smaller. Call can also be used to distinguish the two. Fan-tailed calls are soft, slightly downsulred, purring whistles while Brush Cuckoos have a double whistle. Check your field guides on better call descriptions.
Hope this helps.
Dimitris
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Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2009 13:47:08 +1100
Subject: [canberrabirds] cuckoo, yes?
This bird is a first for me, I think it is a fantailed
cuckoo, but would like confirmation. There were so many twigs in
front of it I had to rely on manual focus, a bit risky in my hands.
Margaret Leggoe
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