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Cacomantis flabelliformis

Fan-tailed Cuckoo at Fyshwick, ACT

Cacomantis flabelliformis at Fyshwick, ACT - 3 Jan 2019 10:28 AM
Cacomantis flabelliformis at Fyshwick, ACT - 3 Jan 2019 10:28 AM
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Cacomantis flabelliformis 8 May 2019 natureguy
Cacomantis flabelliformis 4 Jan 2019 ArcherCallaway
Cacomantis variolosus 3 Jan 2019 RodDeb

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3 comments

   4 Jan 2019
Young cuckoos aren't easy, but going off Morcombe I'd expect a young Brush Cuckoo to be more marked on the back.
natureguy wrote:
   5 Jan 2019
Hi Ryu, I also thought this ID maybe it might be alright to confirm.
natureguy wrote:
   8 May 2019
Confirmed after consulting my copy of the Australian Bird Guide. Juvenile Brush Cuckoos are far more mottled all over and paler underneath, compared with juvenile Fan-tailed Cuckoo which is darker brown and also plainer (not as much mottling).

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