Two small birds from Phu Suan Sai NP in the north of Thailand (1 Viewer)

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robby thai

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• Jan 20, 2017

• #1

Been going through camera cards dumping garbage to free up space and came across these two that I had failed to ID.

The first I unfortunately only got the one shot sans beak, had been skipping past it as a dark white eye but it isnt.



Thinking along the lines of Lesser Shortwing for these long range shots.

 

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johnallcock

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• Jan 20, 2017

• #2

The first is a Seicercus. Dull colours, bulky appearance and restricted grey on the crown make me think Alstrom's (=Plain-tailed) Warbler, but these are really difficult without vocalisations and I wouldn't want to say for sure.

The second doesn't look like a shortwing to me (e.g. tail looks too long). My instant reaction was a tailorbird, but I'm not sure that's right.

 

halftwo

Wird Batcher

• Jan 20, 2017

• #3

Yes, I'd say Lesser Shortwing for the second - definitely no Tailorbird!


Ooh 8,000th post!

 

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Grahame Walbridge

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• Jan 20, 2017

• #4

halftwo said:

Yes, I'd say Lesser Shortwing for the second - definitely no Tailorbird!


Ooh 8,000th post!

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And not Lesser Shortwing...tail too long and bare parts too pale.

The pale around the eye is due to feather loss/moult....if you blow up the lower image you can make out the emerging feather pins.

IMO looks like a Buff-breasted Babbler.

Grahame

 

Last edited: Jan 20, 2017

halftwo

Wird Batcher

• Jan 20, 2017

• #5

Yes, you're right, Grahame.

 

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johnallcock

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• Jan 20, 2017

• #6

Buff-breasted Babbler is probably a good call. It's not a species I'm familiar with but a lot about this bird looks like a babbler of some sort and I can't think of anything else that fits.