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Barred Cuckoo-shrikeAlternate name(s): "Yellow-eyed Cuckoo-shrike", "Swainson's Cuckoo-shrike" Size: 24-26 cm Weight: 100 g (average) |
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Race "lineata"
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Frontal/ventral view of a Barred Cuckoo-shrike
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Lake Morris, QLD, July 2013]
Frontal/ventral view of a Barred Cuckoo-shrike
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Dayboro, QLD, November 2019]
Near-frontal view of a Barred Cuckoo-shrike
(photo courtesy of E.
Scott)
[Roseberry Creek Valley, near Toonumbar NP, northern NSW, January 2017]
Near-lateral/ventral view of a Barred Cuckoo-shrike
(photo courtesy of R. Russell)
[Mount Molloy, QLD, October 2013]
Near-lateral/ventral view of a Barred Cuckoo-shrike
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Lake Morris, QLD, July 2013]
Lateral view of a Barred Cuckoo-shrike
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Anstead Reserve, Anstead, QLD, December 2019]
Lateral view of a Barred Cuckoo-shrike
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Anstead Reserve, Anstead, QLD, December 2019]
Lateral view of a Barred Cuckoo-shrike
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Dayboro, QLD, November 2019]
Lateral/ventral view of a Barred Cuckoo-shrike
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Dayboro, QLD, November 2019]
Near-dorsal view of a Barred Cuckoo-shrike
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Anstead Reserve, Anstead, QLD, December 2019]
Dorsal/ventral view of a Barred Cuckoo-shrike
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Dayboro, QLD, November 2019]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Frontal view of two Barred Cuckoo-shrikes - an adult (top) and
an juvenile bird (bottom) that was still fed by its parents on
figs from a Moreton
Bay Figtree (photo courtesy of T. Morris)
[Port Macquarie, NSW, March 2013]
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Food, Diet |
Adults: Rainforest fruit | Dependents: Rainforest fruit | Water intake: ? |
As far as known to us, Barred Cuckoo-shrikes feed exclusively on fruit.
Lateral view of a Barred Cuckoo-shrike with its next meal
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Anstead Reserve, Anstead, QLD, December 2019]