Chrysococcyx lucidus

Shining Bronze-Cuckoo at Michelago, NSW

Chrysococcyx lucidus at Michelago, NSW - 1 May 2012
Chrysococcyx lucidus at Michelago, NSW - 1 May 2012
Chrysococcyx lucidus at Michelago, NSW - 1 May 2012
Chrysococcyx lucidus at Michelago, NSW - 1 May 2012
Chrysococcyx lucidus at Michelago, NSW - 1 May 2012
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Chrysococcyx lucidus 9 Jul 2018 natureguy
Chrysococcyx lucidus 5 Jul 2018 ChrisDavey
Chrysococcyx basalis 4 Jul 2018 Illilanga

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4 comments

Illilanga wrote:
   6 Jul 2018
Oops, I thought that the last two photos were clear enough to show the rufous tail feathers. I've added a cropped version to help with the ID. Sorry Chris! We mostly get Horsfield and Pallid cuckoos. They seem to find a lot of success with our local honeyeater and thornbill nests.
   7 Jul 2018
Not a great individual to try and ID. Browner colouration and rufous on tail favours Horsfields. Barring and face markings favour Shining. I'm not convinced which it is. I find that often the distinguishing features of Bronze-cuckoos such as the barring and face markings are unrealiable. Perhaps, the rufous tail edge is of the abovementioned factors one of the more reliable.
Illilanga wrote:
   7 Jul 2018
Fair statement Ryu. This is where a matching audio recording would really help, as the two calls are very distinctive. From memory I am pretty sure it was a Horsfields but the photos are from 2012! I am happy to remove the sighting if you think it is inconclusive. I have more photos of Horsfields at later dates that I was planning to post.
natureguy wrote:
   9 Jul 2018
I am confident that this is a Shining Bronze-cuckoo as the face markings look nothing like Horsfield's.

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