Cacomantis variolosus
Sahul Brush Cuckoo at Penrose, NSW
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| Cacomantis variolosus | natureguy | 18 Jan 2022 | |
| Cacomantis variolosus | Aussiegall | 17 Jan 2022 |
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I am only guessing the ID. Sorry not the best photos, hopefully, the audio will help with confirmation
2 comments
17 Jan 2022
Not a perfect image as noted and differential diagnosis is between a Fan-tail or Brush Cuckoo. I lean towards a Fan-tail on what appears to be a larger eye-ring and more white in the tail. The call may decide. Interested in other opinions.
18 Jan 2022
Thanks for uploading the call, which confirms identification as Brush. But I can tell from the photos that this is a Brush since it has a grey eye-ring, differing from yellow in Fan-tailed. The underparts also appear more buff-toned than rufous as in Fan-tailed, but this is hard to tell from these photos. I'm not sure the amount of white in the tail is really an overly reliable feature.
Location information
- Coordinates 150.193343-34.678165
- Places Penrose, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 11 Jan 2022 06:41 PM Recorded on
- Aussiegall Recorded by
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Species information
- Cacomantis variolosus Scientific name
- Sahul Brush Cuckoo Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- -3.2m to 1132.16m Recorded at altitude
Seasonal activity
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