Coracina novaehollandiae

Black-faced Cuckooshrike at Brogo, NSW

Coracina novaehollandiae at Brogo, NSW - 21 Dec 2020
Coracina novaehollandiae at Brogo, NSW - 21 Dec 2020
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Identification history

Coracina novaehollandiae 22 Dec 2020 HarveyPerkins
Coracina (Coracina) papuensis 21 Dec 2020 KylieWaldon

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Lucky to spot these flocking birds which stopped briefly in this gum tree.

4 comments

HarveyPerkins wrote:
   22 Dec 2020
A couple of immature Black-faced Cuckoo-shrikes.
KylieWaldon wrote:
   22 Dec 2020
There were three of them. Is three too many babies for that species? The two below were bigger than the one above and had alot of white on their wings, but happy to change sighting to black-faced cuckoo shrike.
HarveyPerkins wrote:
   24 Dec 2020
This species not infrequently forms flocks, particularly of migrating birds, or as 'gangs' of immatures. Three birds does not necessarily mean they were fledglings of the same nest.
KylieWaldon wrote:
   24 Dec 2020
Thanks Harvey!

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  • 3 Abundance
  • 21 Dec 2020 10:00 AM Recorded on
  • KylieWaldon Recorded by

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