This has been a frustrating ID for me. Process of elimination has allowed me to
feel more confident about an ID of Brush Cuckoo as it is not black and white as
the illustrations in the 4 main field guides show for a Pallid Cuckoo and it
lacks the gold eye ring and is more mottled than the guides show a Fan-tailed.
None of the guides show pictures of juv cuckoos, perhaps they assume that we
are more likely to see immatures but it seems like a failing in the guides to
me especially considering the amount of juv cuckoos that show up on the
"identification needed" forum at Birding Oz forums. It would be nice if some
kind expert with photography skills were to create a page on IDing these tricky
birds in the same way that some kind souls have for Wandering vs Grey tailed
Tattlers and for Thornbills.
Once again the link to my mystery bird is
http://www.birdingoz.com.au:80/forums/identification-needed/2380-not-another-juvenile-cuckoo.html
Cheers Tony
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