? Coral - Billed Ground Cuckoo

[Lilian]

I know this bird does not exit in Singapore but we spotted a bird very similar to a Coral billed ground cuckoo twice this week around Lock road carpark opposite Bali seafood resturant. This morning we had a good 15mins look at it but no camera.

Red bill and legs , Black hood head and black tail. Pale white body/chest. It's very loud so you won't miss it.

Do go by that area to bird and let me know what it is. Will bring a camera and hopefully see it agn this week.

Or if anyone has any information on any escapee?

[tsechien]

Did it look like this? Pic taken in Thailand. They are definitely not found so far south.

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chien

[Lilian]

Thanks Chien but not quite...

The head is black hooded very similar but the leg is much redder .
Back of the body is black but belly white.
Tail is banded - black /white.

Very loud bird. This is the 2nd sighting in my 2 weeks there in the mornings.
Hopefully when my husband's camera is back frm the Dr clinic...we will see it agn....

[ljs]

Could it be a red-billed blue magpie? My father regularly spots them (a pair) in Singapore at a particular forested spot near Harbourfront but it is very likely that they would be flying around.

Photos of red-billed blue magpie: http://orientalbirdimages.org/search...t&Bird_ID=2373

[cgilbert]

Hi Ljs, yep that's the one, the red-billed blue magpie. Escapee I believe. The one that Lilian and I spot doesn't have much blue on it.

http://orientalbirdimages.org/search...ID=&pagesize=1

[Lilian]

Originally Posted by ljs

Could it be a red-billed blue magpie? My father regularly spots them (a pair) in Singapore at a particular forested spot near Harbourfront but it is very likely that they would be flying around.

Photos of red-billed blue magpie: http://orientalbirdimages.org/search...t&Bird_ID=2373

Hi ljs, yup this is exactly what I saw. Thks for the ID.