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Cuckoo ID 1 month 1 week ago #3610

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Hi,
I'm wondering if this a brush or fantailed cuckoo.

thanks,
Alby
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Cuckoo ID 1 month 1 week ago #3611

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I am assuming this is from NNSW or SQld, and therefore in an area of overlapping range.

I am inclined towards an immature Brush Cuckoo based on the prominent pale buff bars on the wing coverts and the remnants of bars on the flanks and belly.  However, I am not 100% sure of this.

Simon
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