Western Australia, Perth area 2 (1 Viewer)

[citrinella]

Hi again,

To start with we thought the bird in these three images, taken on 29/9/14 near Bell's rapids, was a Gerygone, but the smudge on the face looks wrong. Can anyone help ?

Thanks again, Mike.

 

[Andrew Whitehouse]

It looks like a small Cuckoo, probably either Horsfield's Bronze or Black-eared. The former is probably more likely but I can't tell for sure on these pictures.

 

[Tiraya]

It looks like it could be black-eared though I haven't seen one myself. No scaling or markings on an otherwise clean back, no malar stripe on face, clean underparts without barring or streaks.

 

[Dimitris]

Black-eared for me, it looks like an adult bird and an adult without streaks is a Black-eared.

 

[citrinella]

Thanks everyone, we are happy with that.

Mike.

 

[John_WA]

Indeed, Black-eared which is a nice record that close to Perth