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| − | + | [[Image:Black-eared_Cuckoo.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo © by [http://www.birdforum.net/member.php?u=49168 Hans&Judy Beste]<br />Stawell, [[Victoria]], [[Australia]], 1975]] | |
| − | [[Image:Black-eared_Cuckoo.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Hans & Judy Beste]] | + | ;[[: Category:Chalcites|Chalcites]] osculans |
| + | ''Chrysococcyx osculans'' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | *Brown-grey head, neck and back | |
| + | *Olive-bronze metallic sheen on back | ||
| + | *Pale rump | ||
| + | *Cream-buff underparts | ||
| + | *Barred outer tail feathers | ||
| + | *Creamy-white face | ||
| + | *White eyebrow widening towards the neck | ||
| + | *Black eye-stripe | ||
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| + | '''Juvenile''' similar to the adult, but paler. | ||
| + | ====Similar Species==== | ||
| + | [[Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo]] | ||
| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Image:Juv 20 10 2008 BEC1.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|aussietrev|aussietrev}}<br />[[Queensland]], [[Australia]], 20th October 2008]] | ||
| + | Endemic to [[Australia]]. | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
| + | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Dry open woodlands, eucalypt forests and shrublands and vegetation along creek beds. | ||
| + | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | Brood parasite, using especially nests of [[Speckled Warbler]]. | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | The diet includes insects. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thOct24}}#Birds in Backyards | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Chrysococcyx | + | {{GSearch|"Chrysococcyx osculans" {{!}} "Black-eared Cuckoo"}} |
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| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | <br /> |
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| + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Chalcites]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:31, 20 December 2024
- Chalcites osculans
Chrysococcyx osculans
Identification
- Brown-grey head, neck and back
- Olive-bronze metallic sheen on back
- Pale rump
- Cream-buff underparts
- Barred outer tail feathers
- Creamy-white face
- White eyebrow widening towards the neck
- Black eye-stripe
Juvenile similar to the adult, but paler.
Similar Species
Distribution
Endemic to Australia.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Dry open woodlands, eucalypt forests and shrublands and vegetation along creek beds.
Behaviour
Breeding
Brood parasite, using especially nests of Speckled Warbler.
Diet
The diet includes insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, M. Smith, and C. L. Wood. 2024. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2024. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Birds in Backyards
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Black-eared Cuckoo. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-eared_Cuckoo
External Links
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