Cacomantis flabelliformis

Fan-tailed Cuckoo at O'Connor, ACT

Cacomantis flabelliformis at O'Connor, ACT - 15 Oct 2020
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Identification history

Cacomantis flabelliformis 15 Oct 2020 Liam.m
Cacomantis flabelliformis 15 Oct 2020 ConBoekel

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Medium-sized cuckoo with fawn underparts, notched tail and yellow eye ring. It was continuously calling using the iconic trill of Canberra's woodlands. It was present for over an hour.

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Pieris rapae (Cabbage White) at O'Connor, ACT - 27 Mar 2023 by ConBoekel
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Culladia cuneiferellus (Crambinae moth) at O'Connor, ACT - 24 Mar 2023 by ConBoekel
Austroagalloidinae sp. (sub-family) (A leafhopper) at O'Connor, ACT - 24 Mar 2023 by ConBoekel
Paropsisterna fastidiosa (Eucalyptus leaf beetle) at O'Connor, ACT - 24 Mar 2023 by ConBoekel

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