Hi all, thanks to the many people who responded to my query, the consensus
seems to be an immature Horsfield's Bronze or Black-eared Cuckoo. While we
had considered this I'd never seen one as plain grey all over as this one.
There's not the slightest hint of barring on the underside. There is however
a faint marking on the side of the head behind the eye that indicates a
cuckoo - photo 16 shows it best.
cheers
Peter Waanders
Southern Birding Services
PO Box 420
Waikerie, 5330 South Australia
mob.: 0409 763172
sat.: 0424 212889
SA Birding: http://www.sabirding.com
E-mail1:
E-mail2:
On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 17:24, Peter Waanders <>wrote:
> Hi all,
> On a trip to the Birdsville track, SA recently I observed a greyish,
> honeyeater-like bird in a lignum bush that has got me baffled as to what it
> might be. I have put a set of digiscoped photos on my website:
> http://www.sabirding.com/
>
> <http://picasaweb.google.com/waanders.peter/MysteryBird11Nov2010?feat=directlink>It
> was about the size of a White-plumed Honeyeater or perhaps a centimeter
> smaller. I'd greatly appreciate any suggestions!
>
> cheers,
>
>
> Peter Waanders
>
> Southern Birding Services
>
> PO Box 420
> Waikerie, 5330 South Australia
>
> mob.: 0409 763172
>
> sat.: 0424 212889
>
> SA Birding: http://www.sabirding.com
> E-mail1:
> E-mail2:
>
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