I got this pic of a Cuckoo at Richmond, NSW today
I think that it is a maturing Brush or Pallid Cuckoo
2nd pic provided to show the rufous edges on the tail
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Peter
I am hoping that a Cuckoo expert will visit soon
Peter
Peter, that's a hard one, I'm keen to know too!. I'm confident it's not a Pallid. I'm thinking juvenile Brush or Fan-tailed. My gut feeeling is juvenile Fan-tailed. I would expect a Brush to be more mottled. Maybe I'm totally off-track.
As you say, hopefully a cuckoo expert will help out soon. Have you got any undertail shots?
Cheers, Steve
thanks Steve
sorry no more pics
Peter
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Peter
Hi Peter
First time I seen this pic pete.
Like Steve said not so easy , try not to pull the books out,but had to !
Turning pages for the last 1/2 hour still not sure.
2nd photo tail brown ,barred with rufous. Let's say it's a F.T.C juvenile as the immature start to show signs of cinnamon which the 1st photo does not show.
1st photo underparts sandy- buff with blackish marking . Let's say it's a P . C. immature . But immature and juvenile birds have a strikingly mottled black and white plumage on wings and nape which your photo does not have .
Just some notes : Pallid is found in most dry wooded areas but is usually replace by the brush or fan tail cuckoo in denser moister vegetation.
So pete , it's a fan tail cuckoo for me , after looking at many pictures in books and reading,and the bird is perch on a branch with lichen spots. Hope this help's mate.
See it! Hear it!
Mid-North Coast NSW
Darren
thanks and I thought that you were ignoring me
location would probably not help a lot as I found it in the wind break trees on the southern-end eastern-side of Bensons Lane, Richmond - you have farm land, wind break tree line, Bensons Lane, sporting grounds and some trees
what was your very 1st impression?
Peter
Yes I was ignoring you. I only like to I.D the easy birds, like any thing that's black and white.
Off the top of my head a cuckoo, why - what did you think it was ? :)
See it! Hear it!
Mid-North Coast NSW
I should have said - what Cuckoo did you think of on 1st look?
Peter