Coracina novaehollandiae

1 Black-faced Cuckooshrike at Hughes, ACT

Coracina novaehollandiae at Hughes, ACT - 14 Sep 2019
Coracina novaehollandiae at Hughes, ACT - 14 Sep 2019
Coracina novaehollandiae at Hughes, ACT - 14 Sep 2019
Coracina novaehollandiae at Hughes, ACT - 14 Sep 2019
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Identification history

Coracina novaehollandiae 27 Sep 2019 MatthewFrawley
Coracina novaehollandiae 27 Sep 2019 BIrdsinCanberra

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A Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike flew to a tree clutching a species of hairy caterpillar in its beak. It rubbed the caterpillar against the branch a few times and also shook the caterpillar vigorously a few times. It eventually ate the caterpillar.

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