Hi Tony,
Your photo certainly looks similar to an image i have of a juvenile
(?) Brush Cuckoo.
http://www.pbase.com/davidstowe/image/79055209
Hope that helps. Sorry i haven't been on Birding OZ for a few days so
hadn't seen your post.
Cheers
Dave
On 03/03/2009, at 8:43 PM, Tony Eales wrote:
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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