Channel-billed Cuckoo - Ken Tay
Report

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Date

Location

Dickinson Reserve
Boroondara, Victoria, Australia
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: -37.80598, 145.00888
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 1

Observation details

Continuing. Large-billed, long-tailed and large-sized cuckoo, red eyes surrounded by red skin, grey & light brown uppers, pale underside with barred tail. Prominent “channel” running length of upper bill. Pair in separate trees harassed by local Noisy Miners and Magpie Larks. Flew in over Studley Park Rd, roosted in trees near 36 Walmer St, later flew off E over houses. 1 appeared to feed another.

Technical information

Model
NIKON D3500
ISO
2000
Focal length
300 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/6.3
Shutter speed
1/4000 sec
Dimensions
2228 pixels x 1505 pixels
Original file size
1.79 MB