Coracina novaehollandiae
1 Black-faced Cuckooshrike at Springdale Heights, NSW
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| Coracina novaehollandiae | ChrisAllen | 19 Sep 2020 | |
| Coracina novaehollandiae | PaulF | 19 Sep 2020 | |
| Artamus personatus | PaulF | 19 Sep 2020 |
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4 comments
19 Sep 2020
Hi Paul, how big was this guy roughly? There's a lot of Black-faced Cuckoo-shrikes around at the moment. Both species look similar however the Cuckoo-shrike is larger at about 30cm while the Masked woodswallows are about 19cm
19 Sep 2020
Hi Chris, As you can see from the fencing in the photo it was quite a large bird, so I think you are correct. I will update to Black-faced Cuckoo-shrikes.
19 Sep 2020
Was just double checking because they do look very similar. Great photo by the way!
Location information
- Coordinates 146.951011-36.020869
- Places Springdale Heights, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 13 Sep 2020 11:53 AM Recorded on
- PaulF Recorded by
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Species information
- Coracina novaehollandiae Scientific name
- Black-faced Cuckooshrike Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1025.1m Recorded at altitude
Seasonal activity
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Nesting site
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