Hi, I think this is a cuckoo but im not sure which one. It was at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney.
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Looks a bit like a Pallid Cuckoo hard to tell. Get any other photo's?
Yes it's very hard to tell. Unfortunately I couldn't get another photo before it flew away. It's too small for a Pallid Cuckoo.
Going by the tail feathers it could be a Fan-tailed Cuckoo: http://www.graemechapman.com.au/library/viewphotos.php?c=90&pg=2
Look at all 3 pages. Note the barring on the tail. It may be an immature/fledgling (your bird looks sort of scaly as does the fledgling FTC). Still something doesn't look right, still not sure.
Any other details about the bird you could give such as eye ring colour?
Thanks for that.I agree that its a fledgling. I was hoping that it would be a new bird but its not unfortunately.
Better luck next time Tim