Mae Wong NP, Thailand, Flavescent Bulbul, not Mountain Bulbul or..? (2 Viewers)

[Bertus]

photo's around 09 am at 24-11-23 Chong Yen Campsite, we thought Flavescent Bulbul

 

[johnallcock]

Agree with Flavescent Bulbul. Note the short, upright crest and white supercilium in front of the eye. Mountain Bulbul has shaggier crest and throat feathers and a longer, slimmer bill. Mountain is also usually in well-forested habitat, whereas Flavescent lives in more open shrubbier areas (as yours seem to be).

 

[Bertus]

Tnx a lot man, very helpful. On the same mountain I photographed a Mountain Bulbul too, not as sharp, but still. Pic will follow....

 

[Bertus]

unfortunately both not completely sharp... but this should be the Mountain Bulbul then I guess, never seen or heard of before...

 

[bhutjoe]

Yes, a mountain bulbul. Nicely photographed. Interesting that the breast and belly appears to be a different colour than one I took a week ago in Nepal (attached). Perhaps different subspecies? Or some other reason or just a variant? Sorry, don't mean to hijack your thread but perhaps to add to the info about your photo.
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[johnallcock]

Yes, a mountain bulbul. Nicely photographed. Interesting that the breast and belly appears to be a different colour than one I took a week ago in Nepal (attached). Perhaps different subspecies? Or some other reason or just a variant? Sorry, don't mean to hijack your thread but perhaps to add to the info about your photo.
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Yes, I remember being surprised when I first saw Mountain Bulbul in Thailand because the head and breast are much greyer than on birds I'm familiar with in Hong Kong.

 

[Bertus]

Thanks guys, and I've got many pics more that I am not 100% sure which species it is. I already added one 'grey bird' again into my other thread: Common small grey bird Thailand ID? after Johnallcock kindly helped me with the first 'grey bird', not that grey after all....please have a look at that one...