At 01:29 PM 10/13/97 +0800, you wrote:
>Shining Bronze-cuckoos are common in the south west in spring, so this
>doesn't surprise me. I assume that you are referring to a group of 3-5
>together in the same tree? I have seen this once with Horsfield's
>Bronze-cuckoo out towards York in spring.
Yes, it was sunrise and there were initially single birds which were
audible from a short distance. Then the group congregated briefly (about
10 minutes) in the one tree. Individuals were displaying with wings partly
extended. They made three calls, initially they were shortish repeated
drawn-out "peeuw" and then more of a trilling (like a budgie), thirdly the
call was more of a harsh chat. I don't think I have explained this very
well.
>Could the Carnaby's (short-billed) have been Baudin's (Long-billed)? I have
>seen both at Wungong Gorge but I find that Long-billed is more common.
I guess so. We saw about 3 different groups and from a distance I thought
they were Carnaby's. Do you have any hints on identification (apart from
shape of the upper beak) using behaviour or voice etc.
>Is the Black-gloved the same as Western Brush? They are common in the
>Darling Range.
I only caught a glimpse but I thought it was a black-gloved wallaby
(Macropus irma). Unfortunately, I have only previously seen non-living ones..
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