Thank you everyone. Unanimous support for the fan-tail.
From: Dimitris Bertzeletos
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Sent: Sunday, 18 October 2009 3:04 PM
To: canberra birds
Subject: RE: [canberrabirds] cuckoo, yes?
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
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