bush bird - Brisbane (1 Viewer)

Cutterpillar

Alexander

• Jan 17, 2019

• #1

this one was photographed in October at Wynnum, QLD.
No idea what this bird may be.
Both pictures belong to the same bird.

 

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arcadillor

Well-known member

• Jan 17, 2019

• #2

fan tailed cuckoo

 

MJB

Well-known member

• Jan 17, 2019

• #3

Cutterpillar said:

this one was photographed in October at Wynnum, QLD.
No idea what this bird may be.
Both pictures belong to the same bird.

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One is brown and medium-tailed, the other is grey and long-tailed. It's a helluva photo artefact if they are the same bird... ???
MJB

 

sicklebill

well-known Cretaceous relic

• Jan 17, 2019

• #4

This one is tough as I have no idea how big it is, and the two photos do look very different, presumably just some weird exposure thing going on. I am getting a hint of greenish iridescence from some feathers on both, and are those bars on the flanks of the second shot? If the bird was small then it must be a Chalcites (Chyrsococcyx) Bronze-cuckoo, but it may all be photo artefacts?