ID please

[Philip Veerman <>]

My immediate thought also was Black-eared Cuckoo (an adult, not a juvenile). The first photo should be enlargable on your screen and if clear enough, you should be able to see if it has two toes directed backwards. That alone would prove if it is a cuckoo. And if it does, it certainly is a cuckoo and not a honeyeater, nor any kind of passerine.

 

Philip

 

From: Marnix Zwankhuizen [
Sent: Wednesday, 11 December, 2019 1:51 PM
To: Denise Kay; Canberra Birds
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] ID please

 

The colour, size and length suggest a black eared cuckoo rather than one of the bronze cuckoos. Likely a drought refugee.

 

Marnix

 

 

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From: Denise Kay <>
Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2019 1:48 pm
To: Marnix Zwankhuizen; Canberra Birds
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] ID please

 

It is in Giralang , I back onto to Ginninderra creek.

 

I originally thought it was the white plumed or yellow faced honeyeater as it is the same size .

 

I think it is still around I will try and get a better shot.

 

here is another one of the tail 

 

 

 

Denise Kay

Flying Fox Coordinator

ACT Wildlife

 

 

On 11 Dec 2019, at 1:05 pm, Marnix Zwankhuizen <> wrote:

 

Hi Denise,

 

It looks like it could be a black-eared cuckoo.

 

Where did you see it?

 

Cheers

Marnix

 

 

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From: Denise Kay <>
Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2019 12:35 pm
To: Canberra Birds
Subject: [canberrabirds] ID please

 

I have checked all my books , it must be juvenile something. Disappeared before i could get a really detailed shot .Giralang 

 

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Denise Kay