PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae

Coracina lineata  

Barred Cuckoo-shrike (Coracina lineata)
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© Geoff Walker 2011
Anstead Bush Reserve, QLD (Apr, 2011)

The immature's plumage is paler and softer in colour than the adult's, which has striking plumage.

The eye of the immature is a grey colour while the adult has a pale yellow eye.

Barred Cuckoo-shrike (Coracina lineata)

Barred Cuckoo-shrike

Barred Cuckoo-shrike (Coracina lineata)

Barred Cuckoo-shrike

Barred Cuckoo-shrike (Coracina lineata)

Barred Cuckoo-shrike

Barred Cuckoo-shrike (Coracina lineata)

Immature Barred Cuckoo-shrike

Barred Cuckoo-shrike (Coracina lineata)

Down the hatch

Barred Cuckoo-shrike (Coracina lineata)

Barred Cuckoo-shrike