Black-eared Cuckoo
Chalcites osculans
Boolcamatta, E SA IMG_6030 20160527
Notes: Grey upperparts, mostly dark grey tail w. white tip.
Thick white brow, obvious black
ear streak. Underparts buff tinge fading
with wear. Undertail barred, tipped white. Solitary, in
most drier habitats,
on lower branches waiting to pounce on prey on ground. In SE, SW for
the
summer, N all year.
Range from Atlas of Living Australia©
