ID for a bird seen in South / Central Turkey (1 Viewer)

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shearwater333

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• Apr 16, 2012

• #1

Can anyone identify this bird for me please. My brother sent me these photos but I've drawn a blank. Many thanks

 

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Barry Hunt

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• Apr 16, 2012

• #2

Looks like a Ruppell's Warbler

 

Andrew Whitehouse

Professor of Listening

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• Apr 16, 2012

• #3

barrybirder said:

Looks like a Ruppells Warbler

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Agree

 

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shearwater333

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• Apr 16, 2012

• #4

thanks for that both of you-I think you're right. What has confused me is that he also sent me another fairly poor quality picture of a bird with a white eye ring which I assumed was the same bird but I'm not so sure now. I've attached it just in case you can make it out

 

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Andrew Whitehouse

Professor of Listening

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• Apr 16, 2012

• #5

The second bird looks like a White-spectacled Bulbul.

 

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shearwater333

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• Apr 16, 2012

• #6

Thanks. I think you're right on that one as well-I didn't realise it had a range in Turkey. Collins bird guide lists 4 bulbul species but not this one

 

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Microtus

Maryland USA (he/him)

• Apr 16, 2012

• #7

The new edition of the Collins guide shows the range of White-spectacled Bulbul extending across southern Turkey.

 

chris butterworth

aka The Person Named Above

• Apr 16, 2012

• #8

Agree with Ruppell's Warbler and White-spectacled Bulbul. The Bulbul has only (relatively) recently moved north into Sth E Turkey so, if you don't have a field guide that is fairly newly published, it'll not show the present distribution.

Chris

 

rollingthunder

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• Apr 17, 2012

• #9

To be fair the picture you were sent has vegetation obscuring the birds distinct malar stripe so if you have not seen the species the ID might not occur to you.

Laurie:t: