Dark-sided or Gray-streaked Flycatcher? Guangxi, China (1 Viewer)

[Barbets48]

Seen in past week in Guangxi, elevation 200m. Seen in area of secondary forest edges.
These (bad quality) photos are possibly of two different individuals (maybe just one). Seen in one area over course of 5 minutes.

Mike

 

[MacNara]

The last one (8055) is surely Dark-sided. All the others are not. If Grey-streaked, the streaking is quite pale. Might they just be Asian Brown?

 

[johnallcock]

I think all photos look good for Dark-sided on structure (eg small head, short bill, long wings) and plumage (dark plumage, slightly streaked below, broad white eye-ring, 'hooded' head pattern). They definitely don't look like Grey-streaked, which should be cleaner below, with better defined dark streaking.

 

[MacNara]

I think all photos look good for Dark-sided on structure (eg small head, short bill, long wings) and plumage (dark plumage, slightly streaked below, broad white eye-ring, 'hooded' head pattern). They definitely don't look like Grey-streaked, which should be cleaner below, with better defined dark streaking.

To me, the last bird looks completely different to the others. And the others, if I had taken them, would just go down as Asian Brown. Do you really not think they are too pale altogether for Dark-sided? Or are you suggesting they might be juveniles?

 

[rockfowl]

The first four are Asian Brown, the last is a Siberian aka Dark-sided.