Cacomantis variolosus

Brush Cuckoo at Penrose, NSW

Cacomantis variolosus at Penrose, NSW - 11 Jan 2022
Cacomantis variolosus at Penrose, NSW - 11 Jan 2022
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Cacomantis variolosus 18 Jan 2022 natureguy
Cacomantis variolosus 17 Jan 2022 Aussiegall

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I am only guessing the ID. Sorry not the best photos, hopefully, the audio will help with confirmation

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BLSHFour wrote:
   17 Jan 2022
Not a perfect image as noted and differential diagnosis is between a Fan-tail or Brush Cuckoo. I lean towards a Fan-tail on what appears to be a larger eye-ring and more white in the tail. The call may decide. Interested in other opinions.
natureguy wrote:
   18 Jan 2022
Thanks for uploading the call, which confirms identification as Brush. But I can tell from the photos that this is a Brush since it has a grey eye-ring, differing from yellow in Fan-tailed. The underparts also appear more buff-toned than rufous as in Fan-tailed, but this is hard to tell from these photos. I'm not sure the amount of white in the tail is really an overly reliable feature.

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