This bird was in the area where I have heard a Koel calling every day. I even thought that the figbird I saw might have a Koel chic just meters from there, though I was thinking it might be a bit early for that.
He didn't appear to have the long tail that either species have, and I didn't see the trademark fish tail, but it had a red eye.
Any ideas?
It's a drongo I think on the basis of the shorter tail and blacker bill colour.
Hmmmm... I have photographed heaps of them and have never seen a body shape like that without the noticeable tail though.
Sunshine Coast Queensland
I'll second that one birdie. That on is a Drongo.
I would say Drongo. I think Koels have a pale beak.
Yeah, I think it is a drongo, but I don't know what he did with his tail, cos it wasn't there that is for sure.
A Koel would have been much bigger than that, and there are heaps of drongos flitting about that area just now.
I have heard the koel calling but it stays well hidden at the moment.
Sunshine Coast Queensland