Erica, yes most definitely, the stripe through the eye distinguishes it
from the Shining, and the rufous edges to the tail you can see on the third
slide (bird on the ground) are very diagnostic (it used to be called the
Rufous-tailed Bronze-cuckoo!). It also appears to be shown on the second
slide.
In fact the third slide looks much more like a more mature bird – are you
sure the first two are the same bird, or is the other perhaps one of the
original “parents” hanging around as they sometimes do?
It’s not an unusual bird for our area, though there don’t seem to have been
that many round this year (see my column p1 of the February Gang-gang).
Regards
Jack Holland
From:
Sent: Friday, February 10, 2012 1:51 PM
To:
Subject: [canberrabirds] Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo
Hello,
I just returned from a walk around Bungendore that started out as me
chasing after some YTB Cockatoos that I heard down the street. I ended up
finding what a believe to be a juv. Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo. I've never seen
one before and my field guide does not have pictures of juvs so I may be wrong.
Feel free to correct me. Is this an unusual bird to see in this area?
It was hanging out on powerlines and in some trees, but it did make one
short foray to ground level where it fluttered around a bit. Would the still
obvious yellow gape indicate that it is still dependent? Other birds in the
vicinity were house sparrows, yellow-rumped thornbills, tree martins and a
willie wagtail.
It didn't let me get too close so the photos aren't great, but they are
good enough for an ID, yes? Also, I apologise if the size of the files is wrong.
I am unsure as to the preferred limit.
Erika
*******************************************************************************************************
This
is the email announcement and discussion list of the Canberra Ornithologists
Group.
Please ensure that emails posted to the list are less than 100 kb in
size.
When subscribing or unsubscribing, please insert the word 'Subscribe'
or 'Unsubscribe', as applicable, in the email's subject line.
List-Post:
<>
List-Help:
<>
List-Unsubscribe:
<>
List-Subscribe:
<>
List archive:
<
http://bioacoustics.cse.unsw.edu.au/archives/html/canberrabirds>
List
manager: David McDonald, email
<>
