CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae

Chalcites basalis  

Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo (Chalcites basalis)
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© Kay Parkin 2014
Lake Gilles Conservation Park, SA (Jul, 2014)

I have not seen these birds feeding on the ground often but this one was busy and spent quite a lot of time looking for invertebrates while I watched.

Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo (Chalcites basalis)

Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo

Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo (Chalcites basalis)

Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo

Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo (Chalcites basalis)

Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo

Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo (Chalcites basalis)

Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo

Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo (Chalcites basalis)

Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo

Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo (Chalcites basalis)

Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo

Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo (Chalcites basalis)

Immature being fed by White-throated Gerygone

Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo (Chalcites basalis)

Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo

Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo (Chalcites basalis)

Juvenile Horsfield Bronze-cuckoo

Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo (Chalcites basalis)

An immature bird

Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo (Chalcites basalis)

Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo

Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo (Chalcites basalis)

Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo

Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo (Chalcites basalis)

Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo

Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo (Chalcites basalis)

Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo

Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo (Chalcites basalis)

Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo