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	Class:	Animals (Animalia) - Chordates (Chordata) - Birds (Aves)
	Order:	Cuckoos (Cuculiformes)
	Family:	Cuckoo (Cuculidae)     iNaturalist Observation
	Species:	Black Eared Cuckoo (Chalcites osculans)
	This Photo:	Back
	Synonym:	Chrysococcyx osculans
	Thank you Alan Melville for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere Similar Species: Horsfield's Bronze-cuckoo (Chalcites basalis)
	Copyright © 2014-2023 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 27-Sep-2014
This species is classed as  RA (Rare)  in the Murray Mallee, SA, by DENR (Regional Species Status Assessments, July 2010)