pied currawong with red eye??

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heva1
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pied currawong with red eye??

Took this quick shot from the balcony in the 30 second break between gale force winds and rain.
I thought it was a pied currawong but it has a red eye instead of yellow. A noisy group of about 6 seemed to be bullying the maggies and Rosellas....

DenisWilson
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Hi Heva
It is definitely a Pied Currawong. White tips to the tail and white rump and sign of white wing patch rule out Grey Currawong.
I do not see a "red" eye - perhaps darker orange than normal, but that could just be a feature of the light.
When I red the caption, I was expecting to see a White-winged Chough, but that is clearly not the case.
Cheers
Denis

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