Fan-tailed Cuckoo at Acton, ACT
Identification history
| Cacomantis flabelliformis | 13 Apr 2021 | natureguy | ||
| Unverified | 13 Apr 2021 | HelenCross |
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2 comments
natureguy
wrote:
13 Apr 2021
This individual looks a bit strange since it is a sub-adult (intermediate between immature and adult). The yellow eye-ring clearly visible in image 2 is a key defining feature of this species. Well done on capturing this. It is also somewhat unusual time for a cuckoo sighting as most have left the ACT area for winter now (although still a few Koel fledglings around).
HelenCross
wrote:
13 Apr 2021
Thanks @natureguy, it let me get surprisingly close, before flying off
Location information
- Coordinates 149.109725-35.277030
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 13 Apr 2021 04:20 PM Recorded on
- HelenCross Recorded by
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HelenCross Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Cacomantis flabelliformis Cuckoos Birds
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
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
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