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Sighting 4245832

Coracina papuensis

White-bellied Cuckooshrike at Quaama, NSW

Coracina papuensis at Quaama, NSW - 21 Dec 2019 07:58 PM
Coracina papuensis at Quaama, NSW - 21 Dec 2019 07:58 PM
Coracina papuensis at Quaama, NSW - 21 Dec 2019 07:58 PM
Coracina papuensis at Quaama, NSW - 21 Dec 2019 07:58 PM
Coracina papuensis at Quaama, NSW - 21 Dec 2019 07:58 PM
Coracina papuensis at Quaama, NSW - 21 Dec 2019 07:58 PM
Coracina papuensis at Quaama, NSW - 21 Dec 2019 07:58 PM
Coracina papuensis at Quaama, NSW - 21 Dec 2019 07:58 PM
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Identification history

Coracina novaehollandiae 22 Dec 2019 FionaG

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User's notes

Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike, Juvenile Male?

4 comments

FionaG wrote:
   22 Dec 2019
Thank you Max. I wasn't certain either. I thought it interesting that the dark shadings differ on the side of the face as well as the crescent on the chest. That is what led me to think it was a male juvenile in the middle of getting his colouring.
HarveyPerkins wrote:
   23 Dec 2019
I'd agree with papuensis. The lack of post-ocular mask pretty much clinches it, despite a rather odd mix of other markings.
HarveyPerkins wrote:
   23 Dec 2019
Don't suppose you heard it call?
FionaG wrote:
   23 Dec 2019
Unfortunately, no. There were two, the second I only caught a glimpse in flight but neither made a call.

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Species information

  • Coracina papuensis Scientific name
  • White-bellied Cuckooshrike Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 606.6m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning

  • Synonyms

    Coracina (Coracina) papuensis
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