Black-eared cuckoo

Description

Adult weight on average 30 grams and are 19 to 20 cm long,with dull greyish-brown back with distinctive black eye-stripe from the bill to the neck.Rump is pale white and breasts area is pale salmon in colour.Feet and legs are black,eyes are brown,bill is black tail is grey/brown on top,with white tips,while underneath the tail is cream with brownish bars.What distinguishes it from other small sized cuckoo species in Australia is that it doesn't have a metallic coloured feathers on its back.