Chalcites lucidus

Shining Bronze-Cuckoo at Paddys River, ACT

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Chalcites lucidus ChrisDavey 4 Feb 2018
Chalcites lucidus ChrisDavey 3 Feb 2018
Chalcites basalis JohnBundock 31 Jan 2018

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3 comments

   4 Feb 2018
I was unsure of this one. I'm happy with lucidus
   4 Feb 2018
Much thought went into this one. The head pattern shows lucidus but the under tail showed basalis. Specimens were checked in the National Collection to show that in fact lucidus has more rufous in the tail than most books suggest. The correct undertail colouring can be found in HANZAB. Chris
   5 Feb 2018
Thanks Chris. I settled on basalis because of the undertail colour.

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  • 31 Jan 2018 12:26 PM Recorded on
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