These are definitely Brush Cuckoos. Adult female Brush Cuckoos have an uncommon barred morph (as well as the more typical unbarred morph) and I suspect this
may be a case of courtship feeding by a male to a barred female Brush Cuckoo.
Mike
From: Ken Bissett [
Sent: Tuesday, 17 November 2015 5:05 PM
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Subject: [canberrabirds] ID help pl
Julie & I were at Mulligans today and spied these two. Both look like cuckoos but 1 was definitely acting as a parent and feeding the other. ID help greatly appreciated.