Coracina novaehollandiae
1 Black-faced Cuckooshrike at Hughes, ACT
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| Coracina novaehollandiae | MatthewFrawley | 27 Sep 2019 | |
| Coracina novaehollandiae | JonSteinbeck | 27 Sep 2019 |
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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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Location information
- Coordinates 149.101463-35.327958
- Altitude 622.7m
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 14 Sep 2019 07:46 AM Recorded on
- JonSteinbeck Recorded by
Collections
- BIrdsinCanberra Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Coracina novaehollandiae Intermediate size Other Birds Birds
Species information
- Coracina novaehollandiae Scientific name
- Black-faced Cuckooshrike Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1025.1m Recorded at altitude
Seasonal activity
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Nesting site
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