Bird Identification: Australian Bird

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Author Content brical1 October 28, 2009 10:45 PM Post #7218968 Anyone know what type of bird this is . Inland south east Queensland.. west of the Great Dividing Range.The back feathers are an iridescent green in the sunlight. Click the image for an enlarged view. Stake Barmera Australia October 29, 2009 12:32 AM Post #7219334 That's a Cuckoo Brical. Three possibilities "The Little Bronze Cuckoo" or the more likely "Shining Bronze Cuckoo" or even more likely "The Horsfield Bronze Cuckoo" that is found all over Australia including Tas. Brian This message was edited Oct 29, 2009 2:16 PM Burd_Fotos Sandusky, OH October 29, 2009 12:34 AM Post #7219340 Found your bird its a Horsefield's bronze Cuckoo. Found here http://www.birdphotos.com.au/ brical1 October 29, 2009 12:44 AM Post #7219362 Thank you Stake & Burd ...yes it is a Horsefield's bronze Cuckoo! Burd_Fotos Sandusky, OH October 29, 2009 12:57 AM Post #7219387 Np brical1, glad to been able to help. :) kennedyh Churchill, Victoria Australia (Zone 10a) October 29, 2009 04:09 PM Post #7221197 Brical1, to me your picture looks more like the Shining Bronze-cuckoo: http://davesgarden.com/guides/birdfiles/showimage/365/ The Horsefield Bronze-cuckoo: http://davesgarden.com/guides/birdfiles/showimage/357/ has a brown stripe through the eye, the barring on the breast does not meet across the breast and it is much less iridescent green on its back. Both species should be about in inland SE Queensland, Kennedy

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