Cacomantis flabelliformis
Fan-tailed Cuckoo at Fyshwick, ACT
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| Cacomantis flabelliformis | natureguy | 8 May 2019 | |
| Cacomantis flabelliformis | ArcherCallaway | 4 Jan 2019 | |
| Cacomantis variolosus | RodDeb | 3 Jan 2019 |
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3 comments
4 Jan 2019
Young cuckoos aren't easy, but going off Morcombe I'd expect a young Brush Cuckoo to be more marked on the back.
8 May 2019
Confirmed after consulting my copy of the Australian Bird Guide. Juvenile Brush Cuckoos are far more mottled all over and paler underneath, compared with juvenile Fan-tailed Cuckoo which is darker brown and also plainer (not as much mottling).
Location information
- Coordinates 149.160604-35.314415
- Altitude 567.5m
- Maps Jerrabomberra Wetlands
- Places Fyshwick, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 3 Jan 2019 10:28 AM Recorded on
- RodDeb Recorded by
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Species information
- Cacomantis flabelliformis Scientific name
- Fan-tailed Cuckoo Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1708.9m Recorded at altitude
Seasonal activity
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Nesting site
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