flycatcher ID? (1 Viewer)

viator

Well-known member

• May 21, 2006

• #1

Hi,

Taken today (21/5) in Shanghai. When I first saw it thought might be female Blue-and-White, however the pale legs and lower mandible seem wrong. Not sure of any within this range with such pale legs.

Thanks in advance

 

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Jane Turner

Well-known member

• May 21, 2006

• #2

This looks like quite a large-billed/headed bird and it appears to have a rusty tail, in addition to the pale (quite longish) legs and lower mandible...

Any chance its a Chat not a Flycather? Off to look in a book! Is there a Luscinia that could look like this. Fem Indian Blue Robin (L. brunnea) is close but not right!

 

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Jane Turner

Well-known member

• May 21, 2006

• #3

How about a Rhinomyias? Again no idea about distribution!

 

viator

Well-known member

• May 21, 2006

• #4

Based on Jane's comments and rechecking, how about a Brown-chested Jungle Flycatcher (R. brunneata)?

 

Rob Kelly

Gull Fanatic

• May 21, 2006

• #5

Flycatcher id

is it possibly a Brown Flycatcher,don't know about distribution though,

Rob.

 

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Jurij Hanžel

Registrirani uporabnik

• May 21, 2006

• #6

Rob Kelly said:

is it possibly a Brown Flycatcher,don't know about distribution though,

Rob.

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I don't think it's a Brown Flycatcher, looks a bit wrong colourwise and it's bill appears to be way too thick.

 

Rasmus Boegh

BF member

• May 21, 2006

• #7

I suspect Jane is right on the genus (post #3) and viator is right on the species (post #4).

 

cuckooroller

Registered User

• May 21, 2006

• #8

As soon as I saw the bill size, I did think Rhinomyias, but I did not have the "cojones" to post it.