Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo

Cacomantis castaneiventris

Greenhoose, Iron Range, Cape York Peninsula, FN Qld IMG_3048 20191218. CLICK for one calling at Gordon Creek Camp,
Iron Range NP, CYPAL, FNE Qld 20220822.

Notes: Slightly darker, smaller than Fan-tailed Cuckoo but w. rich chestnut
underparts. White tips on wing coverts & spotting on tail only visible from below.
Yellow eye-ring. Summer breeding parasite: including Tropical Scrubwren,
Lovely Fairywren. Forages in understory & mid-levels of dense tropical rainforest.

Range from Morcombe^©

Julatten, FN Qld IMG_8117 20190401 Greenhoose, Iron Range, Cape York Peninsula, FN Qld IMG_3042 20191218 location IMG_xxxx 20160709 location IMG_xxxx 20160709 location IMG_xxxx 20160709 Greenhoose, Iron Range, Cape York Peninsula, FN Qld IMG_3050 20191218

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