Possible Black-eared Cuckoo

[martin butterfield <>]

Thanks Mark.  I have asked my correspondent to put in an Incidental record form and a Rarities report.  

I note that the RP only require reports from the ACT for this species. I'm not sure why as  Birdata suggests the species is somewhat like hens teeth in the rest of the AOI (see attached map). As  this is possibly an addition to the range of the bird (there are a couple of squares on the coast) its worth formalising.  


Martin

On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 6:34 AM, Mark Clayton <> wrote:

Looks like one to me. It appears to have the pale salmon pinkish throat (and underparts?) and there doesn’t appear to be any rufous in the tail that a juvenile Horsfield’s Bronze-Cuckoo would have.

 

Mark

 

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From: martin butterfield [
Sent: Wednesday, 30 December 2009 6:00 AM
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Subject: [canberrabirds] Possible Black-eared Cuckoo

 

I have received the following message from a resident of Hoskinstown. "Here's a new one for me, I think. Is it a Black-eared Cuckoo? Perhaps a young one? Or something else altogether? I didn't get a great look at it, the chest was a light ginger colour. Photo taken from front verandah today."

I have reduced the size of the photograph but not otherwise (knowingly) interfered with it.

Is my correspondent correct in his ID?  It looks probable to me.

Martin

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