ID help pl

[Philip Veerman <>]

Good. I think that makes a lot more sense out of the pictures..........

 

From: Virginia Abernathy [
Sent: Wednesday, 18 November 2015 10:22 PM
To: Michael Craig;
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] ID help pl

 

Mike,

 

Just saw your email about this. I forgot to look up Brush Cuckoo as a possibility. I agree they definitely look more like this species. 

 

Virginia

 

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From: Michael Craig <>
Sent: 18 November 2015 01:20
To:
Subject: RE: [canberrabirds] ID help pl

 

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
To:
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.