Bird flew into chicken pen, was protected (flying by and making noise) by mother which looked different, mother was some kind of wattle bird
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No expert but looks like an Eastern Koel, of the Cuckoo family, they are parasitic, that is lay their eggs in the nests of other species, which raise the cuckoo young. That will explain why the mother and or father look so different. Wait for someone else to confirm
Dale Huonville, Tasmania
Yes. Wattlebirds are known hosts
Ryu
Canberra
Aiming for DSLR-quality shots with a bridge camera
Thanks you two, I suspected a cuckoo species but couldnt find it im my bird book because the picture is of a male which is all black