Whitethroat, Lake Nakuru, Kenya? (1 Viewer)

r2didi2

photo fisher

• Oct 16, 2007

• #1

So what do you reckon?

Thanks
r2didi2

 

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Dimitris

Birdwatcher in Oz

• Oct 16, 2007

• #2

Hello.

Looks like one of them Prinias. Certainly not any European Sylvia Warbler that I know of.

Cheers!

Dimitris

 

halftwo

Wird Batcher

• Oct 16, 2007

• #3

Looks like a Cisticola - possibly Rattling, "most common & widespread...often near ground, but scolds from bush tops". Check out the undertail pattern.
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r2didi2

photo fisher

• Oct 16, 2007

• #4

Thanks very much - having now done some research on Google (!) I think the Rattling Cisticola is right - there is an image on Google that has the same undertail markings.

So unless anyone has anyone else to add, I think I'll name it that!

Thanks folks
r2didi2

 

JWN Andrewes

Poor Judge of Pasta.

• Oct 21, 2007

• #5

Gut reaction here is Stout rather than Rattling. Rattling seem usually to be a bit dingier brown, whereas this bird is a bit more clean looking, with bright(ish) rufous on the head and cleaner looking grey with blackish streaking on the mantle. I could be wrong, and I'll check my books when I get a chance, but in the meantime it's worth bearing in mind when googling this kind of thing that its odds on that not every Cisticola is correctly labelled on the internet!

James

 

JWN Andrewes

Poor Judge of Pasta.

• Oct 23, 2007

• #6

JWN Andrewes said:

Gut reaction here is Stout rather than Rattling. Rattling seem usually to be a bit dingier brown, whereas this bird is a bit more clean looking, with bright(ish) rufous on the head and cleaner looking grey with blackish streaking on the mantle. I could be wrong,
James

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I thinK I am wrong here! Winding looks like a better bet! (I always seem to get Winding & Stout mixed up for some reason.)

Ideally one of the African Birdforumers will come along and give it a go for you.

James

 

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Bubbs

Well-known member

• Oct 23, 2007

• #7

The African Cisticolas are a confusing group and I just don't think we can see enough on this fine photo for a positive ID. We can guess but that's about it. Hopefully someone will prove me wrong.