Corvus coronoides / mellori

Australian / Little Raven at Wodonga, VIC

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Identification history

Corvus coronoides / mellori	21 Sep 2021	Liam.m
Corvus coronoides / mellori	21 Sep 2021	Liam.m
Unidentified	9 Nov 2020	KylieWaldon

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User's notes

This bird flew fast and low along the creek and then disappeared. It had something orange in its mouth. I thought it was a raven - clearly not by the pic. Koel? Bowerbird?

6 comments

ChrisAllen wrote:

31 Jan 2021

Another tricky one Kylie. I'm pretty sure its not a Koel because they have longer tail feathers. I also looked into what a bowerbird looks like in flight because the field guides don't say much about the markings under their wings, but I'm still not 100% sure.

KylieWaldon wrote:

31 Jan 2021

I agree. Its tough. It was going so fast I didn't get a better shot. Maybe its a raptor like a very young Swamp Harrier - the wings look better for that. Mystery.

Liam.m wrote:

21 Sep 2021

One of the ravens not sure which one is more common in the area

Liam.m wrote:

21 Sep 2021

Lacks white bill that male Koel and bowerbird both have

Liam.m wrote:

21 Sep 2021

Too dark for juvie swamp harrier or any other BOP

Liam.m wrote:

21 Sep 2021

except black/brown falcons, but wrong shape for both