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Glimpse of - White-Winged Chough <section class="video"><iframe width="448" height="282" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/itmHyccc670?hd=1&autoplay=0&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></section> Australia,Corcorax melanorhamphos,Geotagged,White-winged chough,Winter Click/tap to enlarge

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  1. Whoa! Stating the obvious, but that bird has seriously red eyes! ;P Posted 4 years ago
    1. Did you read that the eyes get swollen and even more red when excited? Crazy! Posted 4 years ago
      1. I honestly thought you were joking until I read it for myself. The common name is way too lackluster. It should be called the "Swollen Scarlet Eye". Posted 4 years ago
        1. I agree Christine Posted 4 years ago

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The white-winged chough is one of only two surviving members of the Australian mud-nest builders family, Corcoracidae, and is the only member of the genus "Corcorax". It is native to southern and eastern Australia and is an example of convergent evolution as it is only distantly related to the European choughs that it closely resembles in shape, and for which it was named.

Similar species: Perching Birds
Species identified by Calbost Niel
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By Calbost Niel

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Uploaded Aug 20, 2021. Captured Aug 20, 2021 13:28 in Six Foot Track, Megalong Valley NSW 2785, Australia.
  • NIKON D7100
  • f/7.1
  • 1/200s
  • ISO320
  • 310mm