Name a Bird You've Seen 2 (6 Viewers)

[temmie]

I found a link!
Rhipidura ocularis -> so if looking at other birds with some eye-features, I can only think about
#9643 Black Spectacled Brush-finch

ps: a question: do we have to update the google spreadsheet ourselves...? Or is someone following it all up?

 

[Swindon Addick]

ps: a question: do we have to update the google spreadsheet ourselves...? Or is someone following it all up?

I update the spreadsheet every few days to catch up with birds played and the IOC's splits and lumps.

 

[Markus Lagerqvist]

I found a link!
Rhipidura ocularis -> so if looking at other birds with some eye-features, I can only think about
#9643 Black Spectacled Brush-finch

Not the same family, but it's a finch and it's got a nice black-and-white pattern going on, it's also a montane species:
#9644 White-cheeked Bullfinch

 

[temmie]

I saw White-cheeked Bullfinch almost side-by-side with number 9645 on Mount Kitanglad, providing a support cast for Philippine Eagle, Apo Sunbird, Philippine Frogmouth, Bukidnon Woodcock, Giant Scops-owl... So what is number 9645...?
#9645 Red-Eared Parrotfinch

Down to 30 cards to play!

 

[Markus Lagerqvist]

I saw White-cheeked Bullfinch almost side-by-side with number 9645 on Mount Kitanglad, providing a support cast for Philippine Eagle, Apo Sunbird, Philippine Frogmouth, Bukidnon Woodcock, Giant Scops-owl... So what is number 9645...?
#9645 Red-Eared Parrotfinch

I had a bad and scary experience on Mt. Kitanglad so missed the parrotfinch and some other species (got the bullfinch later at Mt. Apo).
Another bird with red on the head and in the same family as Red-eared Parrotfinch is:
#9646 Lesser Seedcracker

 

[temmie]

From a Seedcracker, the best I can do is move on to a Seedeater:
#9647 Black-bellied Seedeater

The bird was, unfortunately, far away in the reeds and not moving any closer.

 

[Markus Lagerqvist]

From a Seedcracker, the best I can do is move on to a Seedeater:
#9647 Black-bellied Seedeater

A seedeater is perfect! This one's from the Udzungwa Mountains in Tanzania:
#9648 Kipengere Seedeater

 

[temmie]

In the same genus, I have my last finch:
#9649 Northern Grosbeak-Canary (no picture), seen in Ethiopia.

 

[Markus Lagerqvist]

In the same genus, I have my last finch:
#9649 Northern Grosbeak-Canary (no picture), seen in Ethiopia.

Another Crithagra seedeater, three different subspecies seen on São Tomé, Príncipe and the miniscule Jockey Cap islet respectively:
#9650 Príncipe Seedeater

 

[temmie]

As you mention São Tomé: I haven't been there, but I know it's home to the smallest Ibis in the world (the aptly named São Tomé Ibis).

I can't do the Ibis for now, but most people visit Sao Tome through Ghana so you could as well see another member (out of 5 in the African genus of Bostrychia ibises while there , so here is:

#9651 Spot-breasted Ibis

(only Sao Tome Ibis and Olive Ibis are left from all things 'Ibis'... anyone?)

 

[Markus Lagerqvist]

As you mention São Tomé: I haven't been there, but I know it's home to the smallest Ibis in the world (the aptly named São Tomé Ibis).

I can't do the Ibis for now, but most people visit Sao Tome through Ghana so you could as well see another member (out of 5 in the African genus of Bostrychia ibises while there , so here is:

#9651 Spot-breasted Ibis

(only Sao Tome Ibis and Olive Ibis are left from all things 'Ibis'... anyone?)

Sure, I can do the tiny ibis (haven't seen the olive one though, so we need someone els to step in for that one):
#9652 São Tomé Ibis

 

[dandsblair]

Really struggling to link anything I have left but
#9653 Fuegian Snipe has a long slightly drooping bill

 

[Markus Lagerqvist]

Really struggling to link anything I have left but
#9653 Fuegian Snipe has a long slightly drooping bill

Feugian Snipe is named after Tierra del Fuego, which means Land of Fire. Another fiery species:
#9654 Rock Firefinch

 

[temmie]

The very first bird mentioned in this topic is Rock Pigeon, so I can't take that one and have to be inventive to link with something rocky as I don't have any firefinches or allies on the list.
The closest I get to any kind of rock is Tsingy, the peculiar rock formations of NW Madagascar.

So (drumrolls) here is
#9655 Tsingy Forest Rail

 

[Markus Lagerqvist]

The very first bird mentioned in this topic is Rock Pigeon, so I can't take that one and have to be inventive to link with something rocky as I don't have any firefinches or allies on the list.
The closest I get to any kind of rock is Tsingy, the peculiar rock formations of NW Madagascar.

So (drumrolls) here is
#9655 Tsingy Forest Rail



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Wow, great species! One of only five Madagascar endemics I'm still missing.

I can give you another species from the same family, but I'll have to go to New Guinea for it:
#9656 Chestnut Forest Rail

 

[temmie]

Wow, great species! One of only five Madagascar endemics I'm still missing.

I can give you another species from the same family, but I'll have to go to New Guinea for it:
#9656 Chestnut Forest Rail

thanks, there can't be any other than great species from now on, i.e. great in a sense that they are either in a far corner of the planet, elusive, rare or a combination of all of these characteristics. I have 5 more endemics to see in Madagascar (Dusky Tetraka, Mad. Cuckoohawk, Slender-billed Flufftail, Archbold's Newtonia and Yellow-bellied Sunbird-asity), and I honestly don't know if I can drag myself back to that place and probably still miss out on 2 or 3 of those!

I have no good link wrt that Forest rail so I'll let others find one.

 

[Markus Lagerqvist]

I have 5 more endemics to see in Madagascar (Dusky Tetraka, Mad. Cuckoohawk, Slender-billed Flufftail, Archbold's Newtonia and Yellow-bellied Sunbird-asity), and I honestly don't know if I can drag myself back to that place and probably still miss out on 2 or 3 of those!

We have quite different gaps in our Madagascar list!
My five are: Tsingy Forest Rail, Mad. Serpent Eagle, Dusky Tetraka, Amber Mtn. Rock Thrush and Red-tailed Newtonia.

 

[temmie]

I forgot about Red-tailed Newtonia so that'll be 6! I 'accidentally' missed Archbold's after I stringed it and reviewed my pictures at home... silly me. I consider the Tetraka possible but requiring an expedition and too much time / resources, the Cuckoohawk a stupid miss, the Sunbird Asity maybe the most difficult now and I hope the Flufftail is still possible close to Tana. That leaves the Newtonias which could be both seen in the deep South (Archbold's occurs until there). So 4/6 (with the Tetraka and Sunbird Asity very hard) seems realistic...

Tsingy Forest Rail is dead-easy but a stupid amount of driving time.

 

[Welsh Peregrine]

Missing a lot, but the Yellow-breasted Sunbird-Asity is safely on my list.

 

[Swindon Addick]

Yellow-breasted Sunbird-Asity

A species of wet montane forests. As is Chestnut Forest Rail. Will that do as a link?