Eden Project Bird! (1 Viewer)

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kenp

Well-known member

• Jan 28, 2007

• #1

Hello!,,,,a friend of mine took this shot at The Eden Project last week and has asked me to identify it for her,,,it's not the best of shots and I'm stuck!,,,anyone have any clue?.......thanks very much for looking.........kenp

 

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Andrew Whitehouse

Professor of Listening

Supporter

• Jan 28, 2007

• #2

I'm guessing they have captive birds there, as it doesn't look like any European species.

My best guess is that it's one of the smaller tyrant flycatchers.

 

halftwo

Wird Batcher

• Jan 28, 2007

• #3

Its a White-eye of some sort they did tell me when I went there but can't remember species.
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mattie

matt

• Jan 28, 2007

• #4

white eye zosterops or pale eye

 

John Eaton

Well-known member

• Jan 28, 2007

• #5

They released 20 Sulawesi white-eyes a few years ago. Think they are now called pale-bellied (Zosterops Consobrinorum)?

 

cuckooroller

Registered User

• Jan 28, 2007

• #6

Hi Ken,
Eden Project? Could you give further details, like location of the shot?

 

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aeshna5

Well-known member

• Jan 28, 2007

• #7

cuckooroller said:

Hi Ken,
Eden Project? Could you give further details, like location of the shot?

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Eden Project is in Cornwall, England.

 

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Steve Lister

Senior Birder, ex County Recorder, Garden Moths.

• Jan 28, 2007

• #8

cuckooroller said:

Hi Ken,
Eden Project? Could you give further details, like location of the shot?

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It consists of a series of enormous glass domes containing simulated environments. A major tourist attraction.

 

cuckooroller

Registered User

• Jan 28, 2007

• #9

Well, I agree this is something from Zosteropidae - but I am not sure exactly in genus Zosterops - kind of reminds me of something from Rukia or Megazosterops. I guess someone could just write them at the Project and ask what the heck they are - tough on this angle to give a definitive.